Blood Bank Exam 6 Flashcards
What is the purpose of transfusion therapy?
To alleviate patient sign/symptoms associated with bleeding, anemia, and hypoxia
Erythrocytapheresis
Removal of RBC
Leukocytapheresis
Removal of WBC
Thrombocytapheresis
Removal of platelets
Plamapheresis
Removal of plasma
How does apheresis work?
Removing blood components to take the portion of blood that we need (separate by centrifugation), and then putting the rest back into the donor
If you donate double RBC by apheresis, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
16 weeks (single would be 8 weeks)
If you donate plasma (frequent) by apheresis, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
2 days. No more than two times in 7 days
If you donate plasma (infrequent) by apheresis, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
4 weeks (no more than 13 times/year)
If you donate a single apheresis unit of platelets, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
2 days (no more than 2 times in 7 days and no more than 24 times in 1 year)
If you donate a double/triple apheresis unit of platelets, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
7 days
If you donate granulocytes, how long must you wait until you can donate again?
2 days
What is photopheresis?
Utilizes leukapheresis to collect the buffy coat layer from whole blood, cells are treated to UV light to kill DNA to limit WBC response in GvHD
Describe an intermittent apheresis machine. Name a disadvantage.
Uses a single venipuncture to collect quantity of blood and the pump is reversed to return all components not needed. Disadvantage: amount of blood leaving the body is greater than continuous flow apheresis.
Describe a continuous flow apheresis machine.
Uses 2 venipunctures - blood is drawn from one puncture site and returned components are sent back through second site
Name a few indications for therapeutic apheresis
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Multiple myeloma
Sickle cell disease
Myasthenia gravis
Guillain barre
TTP
What are the advantages of frozen RBCs?
Able to preserve rare allogeneic or autologous blood and it has a long shelf life (10 years!)
What is the method of preservation for cryopreservation?
Glycerol (high or low concentration with differences)
Name some key differences between using low-concentration glycerol and high-concentration glycerol for cryopreservation.
Low concentration glycerol:
- much lower freezing temp (-196C)
- rapid freezing rate
- liquid nitrogen for freezing and shipping
- freezing rate controlled
- stored at much lower temp (-120C)
- critical if storage temp is changed
- no deglycerolizing equipment
High concentration glycerol:
- higher freezing temp (-80C)
- slow freezing rate
- mechanical freezer and dry ice for shipping
- freezing rate not controlled
- higher storage temp (-65C)
- can be thawed and refrozen if storage temp changes
- can use deglycerolizing equipment
What is the difference in storage requirements for deglycerolized RBCs in a closed system vs an open system?
Closed system: 1-6C for 14 days
Open system: 1-6C for 24 hours
What is the time requirements for a blood transfusion when a blood product is issued?
Must be transfused in <4 hours
When delivering whole blood, what is the mode of action and the special considerations?
Increases O2 carrying capacity and blood volume. MUST BE ABO IDENTICAL
When delivering RBC, what is the mode of action and the special considerations?
Increases O2 carrying capacity. MUST BE ABO COMPATIBLE
When delivering deglycerolized RBC, what is the mode of action/benefit of using this, and what is the special considerations?
Deglycerolization removes plasma proteins and reduces the risk of allergic/febrile reactions (IgA deficiency patients) MUST BE ABO COMPATIBLE
When delivering leukocyte reduced RBC, what are the special considerations? Why are RBC leukocyte reduced?
LR RBCs must have a residual content of leukocytes <5 x 10^6 and >85% of the original RBC content. LR reduces transmission of CMV
What are the special considerations when delivering random donor platelets?
One unit of RDP derived from whole blood usually contains >5.5 x 10^10 platelets suspended in 40-70 mL of plasma
What are the special considerations when delivering single donor platelets (apheresis)?
One unit of apheresis platelets usually contains >3 x 10^11 platelets/unit and is the therapeutic equivalent of 4-6 units of platelets.
What are the special considerations when delivering liquid plasma?
Must be ABO compatible
What is the difference between FFP and PF24?
FFP is fresh frozen plasma (frozen within 8 hours) and PF24 is plasma frozen within 24 hours
What is the difference between a temporary, indefinite, and permanent deferral from donating blood?
Temporary: unable to donate blood for limited period of time (ex. tattoos)
Indefinite: unable to donate blood for an unspecified period of time based off current regulation (ex. anyone living in england >1 yera in 1989 due to CJD exposure)
Permanent: donor will never be able to donate blood again (ex. Hep C patients)
T/F: Indefinite and permanent deferrals may donate autologous blood only.
True
How long must you wait to donate again for a single donation? Double donation?
Single donation: 8 weeks or 56 days
Double donation: 16 weeks
How long must you wait to donate again when you donate plasma, platelets, or leukocytes?
48 hours (2 days)
When are pregnant females deferred from giving blood and for how long?
They are deferred for 6 weeks after the end of the pregnancy. If they were transfused during the pregnancy, they are deferred for 12 months
If you are on aspirin, what can’t you donate?
Platelets
If you are on coumadin, how long must you wait to donate blood once you get off the drug?
7 days
What are the regulations for donating blood after you are vaccinated?
- No deferral if asymptomatic
- 4 week deferral for live, attenuated vaccines (MMR vaccine, polio, typhoid, Rubeola, chicken pox)
- 12 month deferral for unlicensed vaccines and rabies
- 2 week deferral for measles/rubeola by itself (not MMR vaccine)
What are some examples of indefinite deferrals for donating blood?
History of viral hepatitis after 11th birthday
Confirmed positive for HBsAg
Repeatedly reactive test for HBc
History of HCV, HTLV, and/or HIV
Evidence of IV drug use
History of Babesiosis or Chagas disease
Had CJD
What are some of the “12 month deferrals” for donating blood?
- Contaminated needle stick
- tattoos and/or piercings (changed to 3 mo now)
- sexual contact or lived with anyone confirmed positive for hep B
- sexual contact/close contact with HCV pos person
- if incarcerated in a correctional institution
- history of syphilis or gonorrhea and treated
- if traveled to malarial endemic area (12 months begin after departure)