Blood Products

Question 0

1 cause of death in transfusion

Answer 0

ABO incompatibility

Clerical error

Question 1

Blood products that don’t have risk of disease spread

Answer 1

Albumin and serum globulins

Heat treated

Question 2

Acute hemolysis is due to…
Symptoms….
Tx…

Answer 2

ABO incompatibility, antibody mediated

Symp: tachy, fever, chills, back pain

Tx: fluids, diuretics, HCO3, pressors, histamine blockers (Benadryl)

Question 3

Most common transfusion reaction

Answer 3

Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn

Antibody rxn against donor blood WBC’s

Tx : discontinue and use WBC filtered blood

Question 4

Anaphylaxis during blood transfusion

Answer 4

IgG against IgA in recipient with no IgA

Bronchospasm, hypotension, urcartia

Tx: fluids, diuretics, steroids, epi, hist blockers

Question 5

TRALI

Answer 5

Transfusion related acute lung injury

Caused by antibodies to recipient WBCs
Clot in pulm capillaries

Question 6

When does dilutional thrombocytopenia occur?

Answer 6

After 10 units prbc

Question 7

Most common bacterial contaminate in blood

Answer 7

GNR- E.Coli

Question 8

Most common blood product contaminated

Answer 8

Platlets- not refrigerated

Question 9

What electrolyte becomes depleted during mass transfusion and is needed for the clotting cascade?

Answer 9

Calcium