Blood Products Flashcards
What are the three kinds of blood products?
Whole + Plasma + Platelets
Products: Whole blood
Fresh or Stored = Packed RBC’s
Products: Plasma
Fresh frozen plasma
– and –
Cryoprecipitate
Products: Platelets
Fresh whole blood
Platelet rich plasma
Cyroperserved platelets
Lyophilized platelets
What is the dose for whole blood?
1ml per pound per point PCV
How much crystalloid isotonic fluid needs to be given to off set loss of 100 ml of water?
300 ml of crytalloids
What is within whole blood?
RBC’s + WBCs + Clotting factors + Albumin + Platelets
What happens when you refrigerate whole blood?
WBCS + Platelets become non-functional
When should whole blood be given?
Anemia + Hypoproteinemia + Thrombocytopenia
What is within packed RBC’s?
RBCs + Small amount of plasma + Anticoagulant
How much packed RBCs does 450 ml whole blood give?
200 ml
What is the dose for packed RBCs?
6 to 10 ml/kg
What is the reason for giving packed RBC’s?
Clinically symptomatic anemia
How soon after collection does fresh plasma need to be frozen
8 hours
When is fresh frozen plasma used?
replace coagulation factors + immunoglobulin is needed
Acquired disorders
Inherited factor deficiencies
What should fresh frozen plasma not be used for?
Volume expansion
What is the dose for fresh frozen plasma?
6 to 10 ml/kg
What is within fresh frozen plasma?
All clotting factors
What is the shelf life of fresh frozen plasma?
Normal freezer = 3 months
-30 = 1 year
What is cyroprecipitate?
White precipitate forms after thawing fresh plasma
What is contained within cryoprecipitate?
vWF + clotting factors 13 + 8
What is a clinical disease that cyroprecipitate is best for?
von willebrand’s disease
What is the dose for cryoprecipitate?
1 unit per 10 kg BW
What are the indications for a platelet transfusion?
Uncontrolled/Life-threatening hemorrhage
Severe thrombocytopenia + thrombopathia
Why are many units of platelets needed?
Rapidly destroyed by IMTP + DIC
What is the dose for platelet transfusion?
1 unit per 10 kg BW
What is oxyglobin?
Ultrapurified, polymerized hemoglobin of bovine origin in LRS
What does giving oxyglobin do?
Increase oxygen carrying capacity of blood
Delivers more oxygen to damaged tissues
What is the max dose of oxyglobin?
30 ml/kg
What is a blood type?
RBC alloantigen, usually to membrane glycolipid
How many blood types do dogs have?
13
What are the strongest dog blood types immunologically?
1.1 + 1.2
What does it mean to be a canine universal donor?
Negative for DEA 1.1 + 1.2 + 7
What are the feline blood types?
A + B + AB
What is the dominant feline blood type?
A
What donors can be allowed for a cat with AB?
A + AB
Why are transfusions so dangerous in cats?
Naturally occurring alloantibodies to Type A or B cells
Blood typing is a must before a transfusion
What is the most common feline blood type in the US?
A (99%)
What is the equine universal donor?
There is none
How many blood types do horses have?
Seven
What are the most immunogenic horse blood types?
Aa + Qa
What are the best breeds of horses for being a blood donor?
Standardbred
– or –
Quarter horse geldings
Why should mares be avoided with blood transfusions?
Can develope blood type alloantibodies during pregnancy
How many blood types do cattle have?
11 blood types
What is J antigen? What animals is it in?
Cow + Goat
Lipid found in body fluid and is absorbed onto erythrocytes
Do newborn calves have J antigen?
No, get it around 6 months of age
How many blood types do sheep have?
7
How many blood types do goats have?
5
How much must a dog weight to be a donor?
over 27kg
What are dog blood donors screened for?
E. Canis B. Canis Dirofilaria RMSF Lyme
What breed of dog is the best donor? Why?
Greyhounds
High hematocrits + Easy to get to jugular
What is the age range for dog donors?
1 to 10 years old
What is the weight requirement of a cat to be a blood donor?
over 5 kg
What are cat blood donors screened for?
FeLV
FIV
Bartonella henslea
Hemobartonella felis
What workups are done routinely on both dog and cat blood donors?
Complete PE each donation
CBC/chem + fecal yearly
Vaccinated on schedule
Heartworm testing + treatment
How is blood donated from dogs?
No sedation - Blood bag (gravity flow)
How is blood donated from cats?
Sedation (AVOID ACE)
- may affect platelet function
Use peripheral vein
What is the donation limit for both a cat and a dog?
only once in a 3 week time period
What is a storage lesion?
Adverse biochemical changes in stored RBCS
Decreased: ATP - pH - 2,3-DPG
Increased: Lactic acid
What is the preservative put into stored blood?
CPDA-1
How long can whole blood be stored with CPDA?
35 days
Why can’t heparin be used with whole blood?
Inactivates platelets