Plan - Transfusions

Question 1

apheresis

Answer 1

general term for a process similar to dialysis that draws out a patient’s blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient’s body

Question 2

cytapheresis

Answer 2

apheresis to remove cellular material

Question 3

plasmapheresis

Answer 3

apheresis to remove plasma

Question 4

plateletpheresis

Answer 4

apheresis to remove platelets (for the purpose of donating them to patients in need of platelets)

Question 5

transfusion

Answer 5

infusion into a patient of blood from another source