Blood Banking/Blood Products Flashcards
1
Q
Composition of Human Blood
A
Plasma Buffy Coat - Platelets - WBC RBC
2
Q
Common Blood Products
A
Fresh frozen plasma platelet concentrations packed red blood cells Albumin Other blood products
3
Q
What are signs of anemia that would indicate need for transfusion
A
P>100 RR>30 hypotensive decrease O2 sats dizzineess weakness angina alter mental status
4
Q
What are the types of compatibility testing for transfusion
A
Type and screen - test for atypical antibodies
Type and crossmatch - agglutination test
5
Q
What is emergent Transfusion
A
transfusion in emergency (O - blood)
O - universal donor RBC
AB+/- universal donor FFP
6
Q
What are blood types
A
O = no A or B antigens A = A antigens B = B antigens AB = A and B antigens
