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Transfusion Medicine Flashcards

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Whole Blood

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Contains both RBCs and Platelets
* use for acute hemorrhaging

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Packed RBCs

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Oxygen carrying capacity
* use for those anemic

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Plasma

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Increases circulating volume
* albumin
* coagulation factors
* platelets

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Dog Blood Types

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  • DEA 1.1 Negative - most common and antigenic / universal donor
  • DEA 1.1 Positive - universal recipient

Positive cant be given to Negative

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Dog Blood Types - DEA 1.1

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No occurring alloantibodies
* positive can be given to negative first time
* will develop antibodies and then can’t receive again - bad reaction

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Feline Blood Types

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  • A - most common
  • B - common in purebreeds
  • AB - very few
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Feline Blood Types

Alloantibodies

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Have naturally occuring antibodies
* cannot mix and match blood without serious reactions

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Canine Blood Donors

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  • At least 25 kg
  • PCV over 45%
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Feline Blood Donors

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  • At least 5 kg
  • PCV over 35%
  • Always indoor
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Blood Typing

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Dogs: not required for first transfusion
Cats: required before all transfusions

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Canine Blood Typing

Agglutination Card

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3 Wells/Sample Areas
* Positive will agglutinate
* Negative
* Patient’s sample - match it with above

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Feline Blood Typing

Agglutination Card

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2 Wells/ Sample Areas
* tests for A and B
* samples go into both wells
* whichever agglutinates is what type they are
* both agglutination = AB type

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Crossmatching

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Ideal to do for all transfusions
* checks that blood type was correctly chosen
* major vs minor

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Major Crossmatching

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Looks for reaction between donor RBCs and recipient plasma

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Minor Crossmatching

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Looks to see if donor plasma will interfere with recipient RBCs

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Transfusion Indications

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  • Pale MM
  • Cold extemities
  • Increased HR and RR
  • Lethargic
17
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Transfusion Administration

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Needs to be given slowly for first 15-30 minutes
* watch for reaction
* then give faster if no reaction
* complete within 4 hours

18
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Transfusion

Increasing PCV

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  • Whole Blood: 2 mL/kg for 1% increase
  • Packed RBCs: 1 mL/kg for 1% increase
19
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Transfusion Reactions

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  • Fever - most common
  • TACO
  • Type 1 (allergic)
  • Type 2 (hemolytic)
20
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TACO

Transfusion

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Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload
* fluid overloaded
* given too much

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