Transfusion Flashcards
Soure of antibody heterogenity is
Gene arrangement in the central immune organs
What is the most common cause of acute hemolytic transfusoin reaction?
ABO errors
Regarding platelet transfusion, anti-HLA antibodies play a key role in development of
Refractoriness to platelet transfusions
Which is the most common type of genetic variants among blood group antigens?
Single nucleotide polymorpisns (SNP)
Who should be deferred from blood donation
All of the above (febrile donors, persons returning from zika-endemic places, persons on iv. drug use)
Obligatory donor screening test in all developed countries EXCEPT
Hepatic enzyme levels (ASAT, ALAT) or serum bilirubin
Which of the following are accepted definitions of “massive blood loss”
Blood loss >150ml/min
Platelets can be transfused regardless of donor RhD
A young man aged 22
The transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM)..
Can be either beneficial or harmful, depending on the clinical situation
The most common inherited bleeding disorder
Von Willebrand’s disease
The most likely source of Yersinia contamination of a red blood cell unit is
Transient asymptomatic donor bacteremia
Advantages of the subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution, EXCEPT:
Lack of local side effects
MHC (HLA) class I complex
Is expressed in all nucleated cells
The transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM) is associated with
All the above (the living leukocytes transfused by the blood product,
soluble factors released during storage, soluble HLA molecules)
Possible way to collect more plasma for fractionation than whole blood donation
Plasmapheresis
A person of unknown ABO/RhD type should be transfused with
RhD negative red blood cells and ABO fresh frozen plasma
Characteristic for intravenous immunoglobulin products, EXCEPT
High IgG aggregate content
The immunogenicity of a red cell antigen indicates
Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual for the giv..
The window period of an infection is a time period
When antigens are already cleared but antibodies are not produced yet
Which is the maximum benefit that can be expected from a directed blood donation?
A family member with hepatitis can be identified
Commonly applied treatments in excessive menstrual bleeding caused by von Willebrand disease EXCEPT
recombinant VIII factor products
Passenger leukocytes are responsible for all of the following adverse events EXCEPT
anaphylaxia
Benefits of autologous blood transfusion EXCEPT
urgency, available also in urgent situations
Which blood group is determined by a transferase
ABO blood group
Indications for intraoperative cell salvage in adults and children EXCEPT
surgery where the anticipated blood loss is <20% of the patients estimated blood volume
Which is not characteristic for subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution treatment
Can be used only with infusion pump
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Transfusion related bacterial infections and hemolytic reactions cause completely different clinical symptoms
Transfusion associated graft versus host disease can be prevented by
irreadiation with a minimum dose of 25 Gy
The positive selection means
All T-cells are killed in thymus if not recognizing self MHC
What is the most common cause of acute hemolytic transfusion reactions?
ABO errors
The optimal rate of blood donation activity (donation/inhabitants)
5%
The most widespread screening tests to prevent transfusion transmitted infections are:
HBsAg, anti HBc, anti-HCV, Anti HIV, HCV PCR, Syphilis serology (VDRL)
The immunogenicity of a red blood cell antigen indicates:
Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual negative for the given antigen
Who discovered the ABO blood group system?
Karl Landsteiner
Blood transfusion for a potential organ transplant recipient…?
…should be indicated after a thorough consideration, because the risk of harmful HLA sensitization or the potential graft survival advantage is not predictable
Which of the following statements are true about volunteer and paid donors?
Patients receiving blood products from paid donors carry higher risk of transmitted infections
The most frequent cause of serious lethal transfusion associated adverse events:
Incorrect blood component transfused
What is the complication that is less likely if HLA-match is perfect in hematopoetic stem cell transplantation?
GVHD
What are the most important characteristics of tissue stem cells?
self-preservation and differentiation capability
Which therapeutic approach is inappropriate in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CIVD)?
Which therapeutic approach is inappropriate in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CIVD)?
The most widespread screening tests to prevent transfusion transmitted infections are
HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, HCV PCR, syphilis serology
The primary immune organs are:
Bone marrow and thymus
The T-cell receptors are consisting of:
Two variable and two constant chains