LB 12-13 Flashcards
situations that require blood transfusion
- Medical operations or surgeries
- Blood transfusion in newborns
- Injuries or accidents
have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and unlikely to jeopardize their own health by blood donation
Blood transfusion services
guidelines that consist of an interview and SOP
WHO 2012 Guidelines
acute and chronic infection of thte blood stream characterized by fever, anemia and splenomegaly
Malaria
parasite of Malaria
Plasmodium (plasmodium falcifarum)
how malaria is spread in the human population
bites of infected female anopheles mosquitoes
sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum that may be accute or chronic
Syphilis
4 phases of Syphilis
- Primary Phase - initial inoculation
- Secondary Phase - bacteremia and wide dissemination
- Tertiary Phase - asymptomatic; no signs and symptoms
- Latent Phase - stage 4; high risk
lentivirus in the family Retroviridae and the causative agent of AIDS
HIV
what does HIV target which leaves the body susceptible to many opportunistic infections
CD4+ lymphocytes
complication caused by HIV
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
condition when liver becomes inflamed causing the tissue to scar
Hepatitis
most common blood-borne nosocomial infection according to CDC
Hepatitis B
liver coma which no longer handles ammonia in the body
Hepacoma
Blood borne hepatitis
Hepa B, Hepa C, Hepa D
Food and water borne hepatitis
Hepa A, Hepa E
human TSE that emerged from an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy as a result of cattle
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD)
3 factors of the pre-donation process
- Registration
- Identification Card
- Registration Form
Identification Cards for Blood Donation
- Driver’s license
- Passport
- School identification card
Important details on a registration form
- Name
- Date and time of donation
- Address
- Telephone
- Gender
- Age or Date of birth