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Blood Transfusion - Basics Flashcards

1
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What is SHOT?

A

Serious Hazard of Transfusion

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2
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How long can you keep red blood cells for?

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35 days

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3
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What happens to the potassium level in RBC components over time?

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Increases

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4
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Why would you prefer to give neonates fresh blood?

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Less of a potassium load than older blood, which is better for neonates

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5
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What can cause a “wrong blood in tube” scenario?

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  • Sample from wrong patient
  • Unit collection errors
  • Failure of final bedside checking
  • Failure to request “special requirement” i.e. irradiated blood
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6
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What temperature are platelets kept at?

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Room temperature

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7
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Why do BTS only take FFP from male donors?

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Due to females developing unusual antibodies during pregnancy

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8
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What is the purpose of having 2 samples for crossmatch?

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To make you go through the process of checking blood samples twice

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9
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How long are crossmatch tubes valid for?

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3 days

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10
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Why is group O the universal red cell donor?

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Lacks both A and B antigens, therefore doesn’t react with anti-A or anti-B antibodies in group A, group B and group AB plasma

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11
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What percentage of samples are rejected?

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5%

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12
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When checking blood units prior to transfusion, what do you need to check?

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  • No pack leakage
  • Transfusion port intact
  • No evidence of haemolysis
  • No gas/Discolouration/Clots
  • Donation number - pack matches label
  • Blood group - Pack compatible withlabel
  • Expiry date
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13
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When checking Patient against transfusion sample, what do you want to check?

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IF ANY DISCREPANCY, do not transfuse

  • Name
  • DOB
  • T number
  • CHI/Hosp. Number

IF interrupted, stop and start again. Do not leave the patient until transfusion commenced

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14
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When labelling a sample for transfusion, what do you need to do?

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Print patient details on the tube

  • Name
  • DOB
  • CHI/Hosp. Number
  • Ward
  • Gender
  • Date and time of sample

Apply T number labels to tube and wrist band if NHS highland

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15
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What are the main blood components?

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  • Red Cells
  • Platelets
  • FFP
  • Cryoprecipitate
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16
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What temperature are red cells stored at?

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4oC

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17
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What temperature are platelets stored at?

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22oC

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18
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What temperature is FFP stored at?

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-25oC

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19
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What is the universal red cell donor group?

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Group O RhD negative

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20
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What is the universal FFP donor group?

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Group AB RhD positive

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21
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Why is group AB the universal plasma donor?

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AB people have no antibodies IN THEIR PLASMA as they have both A and B antigens on their red cells, therefore no antibodies are produced against them.

This is the same reasoning for the plasma being RhD positive

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22
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What antibodies will group A blood groups have?

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Anti-B antibodies

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23
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How long can you store RBCs for?

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36 days

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24
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How long can you keep Platelets?

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5 days

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25
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How long can you keep FFP?

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36 months

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26
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What moelcule makes up the A antigen?

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N-acetyl-galactosamine

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27
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What molecule makes up the B-antigen?

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D-galactose

28
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Why do individuals produce antibodies against antigens not on their RBC?

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Thought to be due to exposure to viral/bacterial/plant lectins in food which resemble these antigens, which they react against.

29
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If someone had group A blood, what donor RBCs can be used?

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  • Group O
  • Group A
30
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If someone was group O, what donor RBCs can be used?

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Group O only

31
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If someone is group B, what donor RBCs can be used?

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  • Group O
  • Group B
32
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If someone has group AB blood, what RBC donor can be used?

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  • Group O
  • Group A
  • Group B
  • Group AB
33
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If someone had group A blood, what donor FFP can be used?

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  • Group AB
  • Group A
34
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If someone was group O, what donor FFP can be used?

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  • Group O
  • Group A
  • Group B
  • Group AB
35
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If someone is group B, what donor FFP can be used?

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  • Group AB
  • Group B
36
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If someone has group AB blood, what FFP donor can be used?

37
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Why can you give RhD negative blood to an RhD positive person?

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There is no foreign antigen on RhD blood, therefore no antibody will be stimulated

38
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Why can’t you give RhD positive to RhD negative individual?

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Foreign antigen present on cells, therefore antibodies will be produced by RhD negative individual

39
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Can you give RhD negative to RhD positive individual?

40
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Can you give RhD positive to an RhD negative individual?

41
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What tests are done in crossmatching?

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  • ABO grouping
  • RhD grouping
  • Antibody screening
  • Antibody ID
  • Select and label compatible components
42
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What blood group is the universal reciever for RBCs?

43
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What blood group is the universal reciever for FFP?

44
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What does the second sample pre-transfusion requirement apply to?

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Non-urgent, first time blood component requests

45
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What does the second sample pre-transfusion requirement not apply to?

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  • Urgent blood requests
  • Requests for infants up to 12 months of age
  • Requests for patients whose blood group is already known to the lab
46
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What is important to remeber about the second sample pre-transfusion requirement?

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Take each sample at different time points

47
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If blood was urgently required, what blood is available?

A

Major haemorrhage protocol

  • 6 units red cells
  • 4 units FFP (cryoprecipitate?)
  • 1 unit platelets
48
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If you required urgent crossmatch, how many samples would you need to send to the lab?

49
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If you required urgent transfusion, how quickly can samples sent to the lab be turned around?

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25-30 minutes

50
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What testing is done on a sample sent to the labs for urgent transfusion?

A
  • ABO and RhD
  • Antibodies are not tested - screen done retrospectively
51
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If you requested an elective transfusion from the labs and the patient was already known to the laboratory, how amny samples would you need to send?

52
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If you required elective transfusion for a new patient, how many samples would you send to the lab?

53
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How quickly should you transfuse RBCs?

A

Over 2-4 hrs

54
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How quickly should you transfuse platelets?

A

20-60 minutes

55
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Are bloods issued for a group and save sample?

A

No - only makes patient aware to the lab so if needed in the future only need one sample

56
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What volume is the minimum volume for a crossmatch/group and save sample for it not to be rejected?

57
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If someone has post-op fluid resuscitation, what happens to the haematocrit?

A

Decreases - artficially diluted by resus fluids

58
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What proportion total blood volume (approx 5L) of blood is red cells?

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40% - Hct 4.0

59
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What should you never do with regard to treating somone based on haemoglobin results?

A

Treat solely based on these results - need to look at:

  • Hct
  • Normal Hb based on age sex and size
  • Rate of loss
  • Ongoing loss
  • Risk of symptoms
  • Ability to compensate
  • Observable signs
60
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If someone was losing blood from a perforated gastroduodenal artery, and another person is losing blood from the brachial artery, which person is likely to require transfusion?

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Individual with gastroduodenal ulcer - brachial artery can be stopped relatively easily compared to ulcer, therefore ulcer will have relatively more loss and will be more likely to require transfusion

61
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When would you consider asking a patient for autologous blood?

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Those with a lot of antibody’s for whom matching will be very difficult- e.g. multipregnancy

62
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What is intra-operative cell salvage?

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A medical procedure involving recovering blood lost during surgery and re-infusing it into the patient. It is a major form of autotransfusion

63
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What are contraindications to IOCS?

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  • Cancer
  • Abdominal surgery - risk of infection
  • Debris
64
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When would you consider tranfusing someone who was anaemic?

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When they became symptomatic

65
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How would you determine how many units of blood to give someone?

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Based on clinical signs/symptoms - give single units and assess whether sympatomatic. If remains symptomatic, give another single unit and reassess

66
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How long after blood has been removed from the fridge do you have to transfuse blood?

A

4 hours maximum after removal from refrigeration** to the **END of transfusion.

This is to reduce the risk of septic reactions due to bacteria proliferting in blood once it has warmed

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