Blood Products Flashcards
1
Q
Platelets Timeline
A
5 days
2
Q
RBC’s Timeline
A
Within 42 days
3
Q
Fresh Frozen Plasma Timeline
A
up to one year
4
Q
Cryo timeline
A
Frozen: up to one year
5
Q
Whole blood purpose:
A
emergency & acute trauma
6
Q
Whole blood volume/unit?
A
500mL
7
Q
RBC purpose:
A
Low BP, Low o2 carrying ability
8
Q
Amount of Plasma removed in RBCs?
A
80%
9
Q
RBCs given because?
A
Hgb <10g/dl
Hct <10g/dl
10
Q
Each RBC unit should increase hct by?
A
about 3%
11
Q
Platelets given when?
A
<20,000 or active bleeding
12
Q
FFP contains?
A
a lot of clotting factors & provides volume
13
Q
Why give FFP?
A
INR > 1.7
14
Q
FFP Volume?
A
250mL/unit
15
Q
Albumin given for?
A
Volume expansion: burns, low BP,
