Blood Bank

Question 1

Bench 1A involves these three steps

Answer 1

Donor Interview, Physical Exam and Initial Blood Screening

Question 2

Informaton needed for Donor PE

Answer 2

Age 16-60
Weight >45
Temp
Medical History
*absence of infections

Question 3

Needle puncture must be

Answer 3

skin-to-vein and not at an angle,

at a site LOWER than the usual venipuncture site.

Question 4

Triple blood bag system for bleeding and transfusion can be found in which bench of blood bank

Answer 4

Bench 1B

Question 5

In Bench 1C where PROCESSING of blood into components occurs, Bag 1 will be centrifuged using LIGHT-SPIN, ___ rpm for 5 minutes

Answer 5

2450 rpm

Question 6

PRBCS and PRP are products of light spining of Bag 1. What are PRBCs and PRP

Answer 6

packed RBC and platelet-rich plasma

Question 7

Heavy spin centrifuge

Answer 7

4000 rpm for 5 mins

Question 8

PC and FFP are products of heavy spinning PRP. What are these.

Answer 8

platelet concentrates and fresh frozen plasma

Question 9

ID if bench 2, 3 or 4
Blood typing and Crossmatching;
Serology;
Information window

Answer 9

3,4,2

Question 10

ID
a. Machine for transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) → HCV and HIV

thawing of frozen components using the (B.) wet (C.) dry method

D. separate whole blood into its components
after centrifugation

Answer 10

Vitros 3600

b Helmer Machine
c Barkey Plasma Therm

Separation Strand

Question 11

Platelet concentrates must weigh;

but with the bag it will weigh

Answer 11

50-60 g; 90 g

Question 12

Identify color coding for A, B, AB and O

Answer 12

BYPW;

Blue, Yellow, Pink, White

Question 13

Four (4) TTIs (transfusion-transmissible infections) tested for
blood donation

Answer 13

Hepatitis B, Syphilis, HIV, and Hepatitis C

Question 14

CPDA-1 is the anticoagulant used for whole blood collected from donor. What does it contain

Answer 14

citrate, phosphate, dextrose,

and adenine

Question 15

At what temp must FFP be thawed before it can be transfused to patient

Answer 15

37 deg Celsius

Question 16

difference bw triple and quadruple blood bag system

Answer 16

in Bag 3, FFP will be thawed at 2-6 degrees (heavy spin, longer time), producing cryoprecipitate;

*plasma without the CRYOPRECIPITATE is transferred to BAG 4–> Cryosupernatant

Question 17

Which patients need specific blood components?

a PRBC;
b PC;
c Cryoprecipitate
d Cryosuperanatant

Answer 17

a. anemic patients requiring addtl oxygen carrying capacity;
b. bleeding patients
c. patients with hemophilia A (without factor VIII)
d. patients with hemophilia B (w/o vit K and factor IX)

Question 18

Difference between WBCs from Bag 1 to Bag 4 in Quintuple Blood Bag system

Answer 18

80% reduced WBCs;

Bag 5 99% reduced WBCs