History
What country of origin does the word 'Apheresis' come from?
Greece
Name all SCH Apheresis nurses in alphabetical order
Chantelle
Denise
Dorothy
Eric
Lauren
Maria
Molly
Nathaly
Name all the apheresis procedures being offered at Seattle Children's (including FACT procedures)
HPC-A
MNC-A
RBCx
ECP
LDL
TPE
True or False: If you are an allogeneic stem cell donor, you are donating for yourself.
False
It is defined as the removal of a particular component blood.
Apheresis
What is the definition of the word 'Apheresis'?
To take away/to separate/to remove.
The separation of whole blood into its components.
Who in the apheresis program has worked at SCH the longest?
Marcella
What are the 2 anticoagulants we use for our procedures?
ACDA
Heparin
What shape does the RBC turn into in patient's with sickle cell disease?
A sickle!
What are the 3 different layers of blood when separated?
RBC
Buffy coat
Plasma
In the early 1950s, Dr. _____, biochemist of Harvard University, believed that various components of human blood could be stored more effectively if the components were first separated from whole blood.
a. E. Donnall Thomas
b. Edwin Cohn
c. Emily Lyles
d. Jean Sanders
Edwin Cohn
What is the SCH Apheresis mission statement?
To provide the best apheresis care to pediatric patients and their families by creating an environment founded in psychological safety.
What procedure is used to treat sickle cell patients?
RBC Exchange
Blood transfusion
Name a study/protocol a patient may be enrolled for patients undergoing MNC-A
PLAT
BC
ENlighten
It is the liquid portion of blood in which many substances are dissolved, or carried, including proteins, small nutrients, gases, metabolic waste products and electrolytes, as well as blood cells
plasma
Who invented the first Apheresis machine?
a. Herb Cullis
b. Jeff Schweer
c. Pugsley Addams
d. Emmett Brown
Herb Cullis
Correctly spell Denise's last name
P-I-E-T-R-Z-Y-K
AC infusion rate is the rate at which anticoagulant (AC) is infused to the patient. It is expressed in ______
mL/min/L TBV
List two diseases indicated for LDL-A
Familial hypercholesterolemia
FSGS
15
When was the first Apheresis machine created?
a. 2014
b. 1863
c. 1972
d. 2000
1972
Name a co-worker you would like to recognize and why
Double points if the answer is me
The treatment for steroid-resistant, steroid-intolerant, or steroid-dependent chronic GVHD
Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Commonly used cryoprotectant for cells, is also a solvent for most common plastics
DMSO