15 Questions
Anticoagulant used for essentially all transfusable blood components today is ______
citrate
The anticoagulant used for essentially all transfusable blood components today is ______, which chelates ionized calcium in donor blood
citrate
CPDA-1 is CPD supplemented with ______
adenine
The addition of adenine allows the red cells to maintain the adenine nucleotide ______
pool
The shelf life of RBC concentrates in CPDA-1 is ______ days
35
What is the primary safeguard for blood donation to protect both the donor and the recipient?
Sensitive screening tests
Which medical condition might be associated with an adverse event following blood donation?
All of the above
What is measured during the limited physical examination performed by blood collectors?
Pulse, blood pressure, body weight, and temperature
What is the ideal status of pregnancy in relation to blood donation?
Pregnancy might adversely affect the donation process and ordinarily excludes a donor
What is an important consideration for maintaining the safety of donated blood?
Postdonation product quarantine
Blood donation should ideally be accompanied by financial incentives to encourage more donors.
False
Donors with a history of medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, poorly controlled epilepsy, and unstable cardiopulmonary disease are generally not suitable for blood donation.
True
Pregnancy usually excludes a donor from blood donation.
True
Healthy athletes may be granted variances for pulse and blood pressure values during the physical examination for blood donation.
True
Donor tracing and notification are only conducted when instances of disease transmission are detected after blood donation.
False
Explore the processes of anticoagulation, preservation of cell viability, and preservation of cell function in blood components. Learn about the methods used to isolate and preserve blood cells for transfusion.
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