Hemostasis Pharmacology and transfusion therapy Flashcards
What kind of blood transfusion would an anemia pt receive?
packed red blood cells
What kind of transfusion would a clotting factor deficiency pt need to receive?
fresh frozen plasma (coag factors)
If a pt donates their own blood ahead of a major surgery, this is _____ transfusion
autologous
____ is the universal recipient
AB+
____ is the universal donor
O-
Type vs screen: What does the type of blood mean?
Determines the ABO and Rh phenotype of the RECIPIENT’s blood
Type vs screen: What does the screen mean?
Identifies antibodies directed against other antigens by Mixes recipient’s blood with type O RBCs that contains major antigens of other blood group systems and observe for clumping
Pre-transfusion testing what does cross matching mean? When it is usually ordered?
Takes donor blood and mixes with recipient blood to make sure it is a “match”
Only ordered when there is a high likelihood that patient will receive PRBCs (packed red blood cells)
What type of blood is used in an emergency setting?
O-
Name 3 reasons why we would transfuse someone.
Replace acute blood loss
Oxygen delivery
Morbidity and mortality
When is a transfusion usually indicated?
in a pt with a Hbg less than 6 g/dL
1 unit of PRBCs should increase ____ in average sized adults without active bleeding or hemolysis; usually given over ____
Hgb 1 g/dL
1-2 hours
Does transfusion therapy require signed informed consent?
YES! Requires signed informed consent prior to non-emergency transfusions
When do transfusion reactions typically occur? What are the s/s?
during the transfusion or within 24 hours
fever, chills, pruritus, urticaria
**What is the most common risk of transfusions? What is one way to prevent it? What is the best treatment?
Febrile Non-hemolytic Rxn - MC
used leukocyte reduced PRBC
stop transfusion, Tylenol
**What is the most common cause of death associated with transfusion risks? Associated s/s?
Circulatory overload
swelling, SOB, decreased O2, difficulty breathing
What kind of pts are most at risk for circulatory overload?
renal failure, CHF, increased age, decreased ejection fraction or acute cardio syndrome (recent heart attack)
What is the treatment for circulatory overload?
diuretics
What is urticaria?
hives
Name some risks associated with transfusions?
Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions (incompatible blood 1/14,000)
Allergic Reactions ranging from urticaria to anaphylaxis
Infectious Complications
Septic Reactions
Viral Transmission
Transfusion Associated Graft Versus Host Disease
Post Transfusion Purpura
Iron overload
Hyperkalemia or other Electrolyte Toxicity
Hypothermia
When would you want to give a transfusion of whole blood?
Only in setting of massive hemorrhage, provides O2-carrying capacity and volume expansion
PRBCs increases the _____ in the anemic patient. Each unit has a total volume of approx. ____
oxygen-carrying capacity
200mL
What modifications can be made to a unit of PRBCs
Leukocyte reduced
Irradiated
Washed
What type of PRBCs: _______ used to reduce risk of immunologically-mediated effects, infectious disease transmission, reperfusion injury
Leukocyte reduced
What type of PRBCs: _______ to avoid the occurrence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients who have immune deficiency states
Irradiated
What type of PRBCs: _______ to prevent or eliminate complications associated with infusion of proteins present in the small amount of residual plasma in red cell concentrates
washed
Whole blood is separated into ____ and ____
PRBCs
plasma
Plasma contains ____ and ____
platelets and proteins
The plasma is then centrifuged to give one unit of ____ and one unit of ____
platelets
fresh frozen plasma
____ is the universal plasma donor
AB
____ is the universal plasma recipient
O
FFP is separated from freshly drawn blood by removing the ____, _____ and _____
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
Name 6 things you can find in FFP
coagulation factors, fibrinogen, antithrombin, albumin, protein C and protein S
Once FFP has thawed, the plasma must be transfused within ____ hours or the concentrations of factor V and factor VIII begin to decline.
24 hours
____ is the most commonly used plasma product, in part because it can correct deficiencies of any of the circulating coagulation factors
FFP
What is cryoprecipitate made up of?
just clotting factors
von Willebrand factor, factor VIII, factor XIII, and fibrinogen.
What is the chief advantage to using cryoprecipitate vs FFP?
that it allows von Willebrand factor, factor VIII, factor XIII, and fibrinogen to be replaced using a much smaller volume than if those factors were replaced by transfusing FFP
A _____ contains a large amount of a specific clotting factor that has been produced with recombinant technology or collected from thousands of donors and pooled into a highly concentrated product.
factor concentrate
What is the major indication for factor concentrates?
to replace specific factor deficiencies (eg, hemophilia A and B) with minimal volume and without supplying extraneous proteins
** What are the four indications for platelet transfusion products?
-Patients with a platelet count <10,000 to prevent spontaneous hemorrhage.
-Patients with a platelet count <50,000 who are actively bleeding, are scheduled to undergo an invasive procedure, or have a qualitative intrinsic platelet disorder.
-Patients with a platelet count <100,000 who have a central nervous system injury, have multisystem trauma, or are undergoing neurosurgery
-Patients with a normal platelet count who have ongoing active bleeding and a reason for platelet dysfunction, such as a congenital platelet disorder, chronic aspirin therapy, or uremia
Each unit of transfused platelets should increase the platelet count by _____
5,000 to 10,000.
A patient develops an acute onset of shaking chills 10 minutes into a random donor platelet transfusion. Other than a mild fever, vital signs are normal and there is no evidence of rash, urticaria, or respiratory distress. What is the best course of action?
stop transfusion and administer acetaminophen
What are the four hemostasis promoting agents?
1) Protamine Sulfate
2) Vit K
3) Desmopressin
4) Thrombin
**______ neutralizes heparin and is the antidote for heparin overdose
Protamine sulfate
**How is protamine sulfate administered?
administered IV only
** What is the black box warning associated with protamine sulfate?
May result in severe hypotensive or anaphylactoid-like reactions
____ is the reversal agent for warfarin
Vit K
What is another name for Vit K?
phytonadione
____ Prevention and treatment of hypoprothrombinemia caused by vitamin K antagonist (VKA)-induced (warfarin) or other drug-induced vitamin K deficiency
Vit K
What is one cause of hypoprothrombinemia?
caused by malabsorption or inability to synthesize vitamin K
Where is Vit K metabolized?
in the liver
_____ increases plasma levels of von Willebrand factor, factor VIII, and t-PA contributing to a shortened activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and bleeding time
Desmopressin (DDAVP)
____ is used for hemostasis may rarely lead to hyponatremia and extreme decreases in plasma osmolality, resulting in seizures, coma, and death
Desmopressin (DDAVP)
____ converts fibrinogen to fibrin directly at the site of bleeding.
topical thrombin
____ is used in various types of surgery to aid in hemostasis whenever oozing blood and minor bleeding from capillaries and small venules is accessible.
topical thrombin
What are the contraindications of topical thrombin?
patients with a known sensitivity to components of bovine origin
not for use in massive bleeding.
Must not be injected or allowed to enter large vessels.
What are the general contraindications for all anticoagulants?
Bleeding – current or past (not an absolute contraindication)
Most are cleared by kidneys so renal function is important to assess (Not Unfrac Heparin)
Allergic reaction to the drug