Apheresis Exam 7

Question 1

What is the general description of Apheresis?

Answer 1

Whole blood is removed from the body. It passes through an apparatus that separates out one or more particular blood constitutuent based on density (I think). The remaining components are returned back to the donor.

Question 2

Therapeutic Apheresis is..?

Answer 2

Performed on a patient to remove a particular blood component for therapeutic purpose

Question 3

Apheresis is…?

Answer 3

Performed on a donor to collect a specific blood component (blood Apheresis)

Question 4

What is plasmapheresis?

Answer 4

Removal or collection of plasma from whole blood. Returns the rest of the components back to donor.

Question 5

Plateletpheresis is?

Answer 5

Collection of platelets from whole blood

Question 6

Erythrocytapheresis is…?

Answer 6

Collection of RBC from whole blood

Question 7

Leukapheresis is?

Answer 7

Collection or removal of white blood cells from whole blood using Apheresis technology

Question 8

How does Apheresis machine separate components from whole blood?

Answer 8

Impact of manipulation of the removed blood, and subsequent rein fusion of portions of the blood back to donor.

Question 9

What are the two methods of centrifugation?

Answer 9

Intermittent flow centrifugation IFC
Continuous flow centrifugation CFC

Question 10

What is the rationale of therapeutic Apheresis?

Answer 10

Rational is based on a pathologenic substance exists in the blood that contributes to a disease process or its symptoms. The substance can be more effectively removed by Apheresis than by the body’s own mechanisms.