Blood bank Flashcards
What does the heavy chains determine?
Ig class (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD and IgE)
what are the light chains
kappa and lamda
which immunoglobulins can pass the placenta?
IgG because it is the smallest (only one that can do that)
what are the donor testing required?
- ABO/Rh (weak D)
- Antibody screening
- phenotybe (on selecting donations)
- Syphilis (treponema pallidum)
- Hepatitis (A, B and C)
- HIV
- Human T-cell lymphotrohic virus I/II
- west nile virus and chaga’s disease when increase in risk present
after a blood unit has been open how low is it good for?
be used within 24 if stored in fridge and within 4 hours if stored at RT
What temperature is RBC unit stored at?
1-6oC (all blood units are stored like this like irratiated blood except for RBC frozen)
What temperature is frozen RBC stored at?
Less then -65oC (frozen in glycerol)
What temperature is Fresh frozen plasma stored at?
less then -18oC
What temperature is cryoprecipitate stored at?
less then -18oC
What temperature is platelets stored at?
RT
What is the shelf life of RBC?
35 days in CPDA-1, 42 days in adenine, 21 days in the other preservatives
What is the shelf life of frozen RBC?
10 years
What is the shelf life of washed RBC?
24h
What is the shelf life of irradiated RBC?
original expiry date ir 28 days after irradiated
What is the shelf life of Fresh frozen plasma?
frozen 12 months, thawed 24h
What is the shelf life of cryoprecipitate?
frozen 12 months , thawed 4h, thawed and pooled 6h
What is the shelf life of platelets?
5 days or 4 hours after pooled/opened
Why would we give a RBC to a patient?
inadequate tissu oxygenation
Why would we give a washed RBC to a patient?
history of severe allergic reaction
Why would we give a to RBC leukocyte reduced a patient?
history of febrile(fever) reaction
Why would we give a RBC irriadiated to a patient?
immunodefiency, malignancy, bone marrow transplant, etc. prevent graft-host disease
What would you give to a patient with deficiency of coagulation factors?
Fresh frozen plasma
Why would we give a cryoprecipitate to a patient?
fibrinogen and factor XIII deficiencies
What do you give to hemophilia A and Von wille brand patients?
cryoprecipitate