Blood products

Question 1

blood products

Answer 1

packed RBCs- severe anemia, esophageal varicies, sickle cell anemia *must be infused w/in 4h from leaving blood bank d/t infection platelets- thrombocytopenia, chemo pts fresh frozen plasma (has clotting factors) synthetic albumin (malnourished, burn pts, hypovolemia to retain fluid) *only nml saline can be transfused w/blood

Question 2

types of blood product rxns

Answer 2

acute hemolytic febrile nonhemolytic anaphylactic mild allergic hyperkalemia volume overload–>pulmonary edema

Question 3

acute hemolytic rxn

Answer 3

d/t ABO incompatability (wrong blood type) sx occu w/in 20mins: chills, fever, tachycardia, lower back pain, hematuria stop transfusion STAT, change tubing, start NS, double check product, call provider

Question 4

blood components

Answer 4