Blood Products

Question 1

Platelets Timeline

Answer 1

5 days

Question 2

RBC’s Timeline

Answer 2

Within 42 days

Question 3

Fresh Frozen Plasma Timeline

Answer 3

up to one year

Question 4

Cryo timeline

Answer 4

Frozen: up to one year

Question 5

Whole blood purpose:

Answer 5

emergency & acute trauma

Question 6

Whole blood volume/unit?

Answer 6

500mL

Question 7

RBC purpose:

Answer 7

Low BP, Low o2 carrying ability

Question 8

Amount of Plasma removed in RBCs?

Answer 8

80%

Question 9

RBCs given because?

Answer 9

Hgb <10g/dl

Hct <10g/dl

Question 10

Each RBC unit should increase hct by?

Answer 10

about 3%

Question 11

Platelets given when?

Answer 11

<20,000 or active bleeding

Question 12

FFP contains?

Answer 12

a lot of clotting factors & provides volume

Question 13

Why give FFP?

Answer 13

INR > 1.7

Question 14

FFP Volume?

Answer 14

250mL/unit

Question 15

Albumin given for?

Answer 15

Volume expansion: burns, low BP,

Question 16

Albumin is a?

Answer 16

Volume expander: 100mL acts like 500mL

Question 17

Albumin works to?

Answer 17

pull fluid out of tissues and in to intravascular space.

Question 18

Cryo is given when?

Answer 18

fibrinogen level is less than or equal to 100 milligrams/dl

Question 19

Cryo is given to

Answer 19

hemophilia pts. (contains clotting factors)

Question 20

Blood filters are good for?

Answer 20

up to 2 units or 6 hours