Grifols

Question 1

What is Blood Plasma?

Answer 1

• the component of blood that holds the blood cells
• serves as the protein reserve of the human body, keeps electrolytes balanced and protects body from infection and blood disorders

Question 2

What is a reagent?

Answer 2

TBU

Question 3

IVIG

Answer 3

• intravenous Immunoglobulin therapy

- a therapy with immunoglobulin anitbody mixtures used to treat or prevent various diseases

Question 4

Albumin

Answer 4

• the main protein of human blood plasma

- used to treat low blood volume

Question 5

Factor VIII

Answer 5

• an essential blood clotting protein

- used to treat hemophelia

Question 6

Blood fractionation

Answer 6

• the process of separating whole blood into its component parts, typically by centrifuging the blood
• results in (1) blood plasma on the top (2) the buffy coat (white blood cells) in the middle and (3) erythrocytes (red blood cells) on the bottom