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Blood & Blood Products Flashcards

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What is PT?

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Prothrombin Time:

Tests extrinsic coagulation pathway

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What is PTT?

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Partial Thromboplastin Time:

Tests intrinsic coagulation pathway

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What is INR?

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International Normalized Ratio:

Reports PT results

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What are packed RBCs?

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One unit equals 300 mL.

No platelets or clotting factors, can be mixed with NS to infuse faster.

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What is FFP?

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Fresh Frozen Plasma:

Replaces clotting factors (no RBCs, WBCs, or platelets)

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What is cryoprecipitate?

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Replaces fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, and some clotting factors

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Which electrolyte is most likely to fall with the infusion of stored blood? Why?

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Ionized calcium.

The citrate preservative used for the storage of blood binds serum calcium.

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What changes occur in the storage of PRBCs?

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Decreased Ca, 2,3-DPG, pH, PMNs.

Increased K, H.

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What are general guidelines for blood transfusion?

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Acute blood loss, Hgb < 10, and history of CAD/COPD, or

Healthy symptomatic patient with Hgb < 7.

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What is the rough formula for converting Hgb to Hct?

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Hgb X 3 = Hct

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One unit of PRBC increases Hct by how much?

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3-4%

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Which blood type is the universal donor for PRBCs?

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O negative

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Which blood type is the universal donor for FFP?

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AB

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What is a type and screen?

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Patient’s blood type is determined and the blood is screened for antibodies.
A type and cross from that sample can then be ordered if needed later.

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What is a type and cross?

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Patient’s blood is sent to the blood bank and cross-matched for specific donor units for possible blood transfusion

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What is thrombocytopenia?

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Low platelet count (< 100,000)

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What are the common causes of thrombocytopenia in the surgical patient?

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Sepsis, H2 blockers, heparin, massive transfusion, DIC, antibiotics, spurious lab value, Swann-Ganz catheter

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What can be given to help correct platelet dysfunction from uremia, aspirin, or bypass?

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DDAVP (desmopressin)

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What common medication causes platelets to irreversibly malfunction?

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Aspirin

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What is Plavix?

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Clopidogrel:

Irreversibly inhibits platelet P2Y12 ADP receptor (block fibrin cross-linking of platelets)

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What platelet count is associated with spontaneous bleeding?

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< 20,000

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What should the platelet count be before surgery?

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When should prophylactic platelet transfusion be given?

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With platelets < 10,000

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What is microcytic anemia, until proven otherwise, in a man or postmenopausal woman?

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Colon cancer

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Why not infuse PRBCs with lactated Ringer's?
Calcium in LR may result in coagulation within the IV line
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For how long can PRBCs be stored?
About 6 weeks
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What is the most common cause of transfusion hemolysis?
ABO incompatibility as a result of clerical error
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What is the risk of receiving a unit of blood infected with HIV?
1/1,000,000
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What are the symptoms of a transfusion reaction?
Fever, chills, nausea, hypotension, lumbar pain, chest pain, abnormal bleeding
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What is the treatment for transfusion hemolysis?
Stop transfusion; provide fluids; perform diuresis to protect kidneys; alkalinize urine; give pressors as needed
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What component of the blood transfusion can cause a fever?
WBCs
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What is the transfusion trigger Hct in young healthy patients?
21%
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What is the widely considered optimal Hct in a patient with a history of heart disease or stroke?
30%
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When should aspirin administration be discontinued preoperatively?
At 1 week because platelets live 7-10 days
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What can move the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
Acidosis, 2,3-DPG, fever, elevated PCO2,
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What is the normal life of RBCs?
120 days
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What is the normal life of platelets?
7-10 days
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What factor is deficient in hemophilia A?
Factor VIII
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How can the clotting factor for hemophilia A be remembered?
Eight sounds like A
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What is the preoperative treatment of hemophilia A?
Factor VIII infusion to 100% normal preoperative levels
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What coagulation study is elevated with hemophilia A?
PTT
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How do you remember which coagulation study is affected by the hemophilias?
There are 2 major hemophilias and 2 T's in PTT
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What factor is deficient in hemophilia B?
Factor IX
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How are hemophilias A and B inherited?
X-linked recessive
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What is von Willenbrand disease?
Deficiency of von Willenbrand factor (vWF) and factor VIII:C
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How is von Willenbrand disease inherited?
AD
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What is used to correct von Willenbrand disease?
DDAVP or cryoprecipitate
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What coagulation study is elevated in von Willenbrand disease?
Bleeding time
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What is the effect on the coagulation system if the patient has a deficiency in protein C, protein S, or antithrombin III?
A hypercoagulable state
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What is a left shift on a CBC?
Juvenile polymorphonuclear leukocytes (bands).
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What is the usual therapeutic PT?
With coumadin, usually shoot for an INR of 2.0-3.0
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What is the acronym basis for the word "Warfarin"?
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - ARIN
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What is the most common inherited hypercoagulable state?
Factor V Leiden
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What is Xigris?
Activated protein C, which is used in severe sepsis

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