BT Flashcards
Introduction of blood or its component directly into the circulatory system.
Blood Transfusion Therapy
a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is provided to you through a narrow tube placed within a vein in your arm.
Blood transfusion
potentially life-saving procedure can help replace blood lost due to surgery or injury
Blood transfusion therapy
BT can help if an illness prevents your body from making _______ or some of your _______ correctly.
blood, blood components
Blood has several components:
red cells, white cells, plasma, platelets
carry oxygen and help remove waste products
Red cells
help your body fight infections
White cells
the liquid part of your blood
Plasma
help your blood clot properly
Platelets
Blood types:
A,B,AB,O
Antibody of A
B
Antibody of B
A
Antibody of AB
No A or B
Antibody of O
AB
Antigen of O
No A or B
Highest frequency of 8 common blood type
O+ 37%
Second to the highest
A+ 35%
Lowest
AB- 0.6%
What are the 6 blood products?
Packed RBC, Whole Blood, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Platelets, Cryoprecipitate, Albumin
Used to increase oxygen carrying capacity of blood in anemias, surgery or disorders with slow bleeding.
Packed RBC
In packed RBC, One unit raises hematocrit by approximately ____
4%
Provides cells and plasma for volume expansion; replaces blood volume and all blood products.
Whole blood
For extreme cases of acute hemorrhage
Whole blood
Replaces deficient coagulation factors
and increases intravascular compartments
Fresh frozen plasma
Does not need to be typed and crossmatched
Fresh Frozen Plasma