IV Therapy Chapter 11 NSG

Question 1

What are the most common of Blood Components?

What is an important key of Blood components?

Answer 1

Whole Blood – RBC, WBC, PLT and plasma.

ABO compatible (Whole blood requires type and crossmatching. Must be ABO compatible.)

Question 2

What is important with Platelets in Blood transfusions?

Answer 2

clotting, thrombocytopenia is too low
Need y set tubing primed with NS or plasma-lyte.
Catheter 18 ga. but can use 20 ga. if needed
ABO and RH compatible

Question 3

Antibodies in the blood system are called:

a. HLA
b. Agglutinogens
c. Agglutinins
d. Antigens

Answer 3

d. Antigens

Question 4

Which of the following diseases is donor blood screened for? (Select all that apply.)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Crohn’s disease
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2
West Nile virus (WNV)
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)
Human T cell lymphotropic virus Bacteria
Syphilis

Answer 4

 Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
 Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2
 West Nile virus (WNV)
 Human T cell lymphotropic virus Bacteria
 Syphilis
 Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite
transmitted by insects