Blood Transfusion

Question 1

When patient is showing side effects or adverse effects to transfusion what must you do?

Answer 1

STOP the transfusion!!!!

Call crash team
Get crash trolley
Monitor patient observations
Take bloods

Question 2

What must you check before blood transfusion?

Answer 2

Check identification
Expiry date
Storage and when it was taken out
The correct blood group or match
Labelling
Reason

After you must ensure correct Documentation.

Question 3

Approx proportion of air goes into lungs?

Answer 3

75%

Question 4

BLOOD glucose - what 2 hormones does the pancreas produce to control glucose levels?

Answer 4

Insulin hormone and glucagon hormone

Question 5

What role does the liver play in blood glucose and diabetes?

Answer 5

The liver releases and stores excess glucose and converts it to lipids and amino acids which supports metabolism.

Question 6

What does insulin do?

Answer 6

Produced by beta cells, increase glucose uptake into cells.

Question 7

What does glucagon do?

Answer 7

Produced by alpha cells, increases blood glucose production.