Blood Components
This is the component of blood that helps with clotting.
What is Platelets?
A blood transfusion might be indicated for this condition, where there is a severe drop in red blood cells.
What is Anemia?
The universal donor blood type for red blood cell transfusion.
What is O negative?
This type of reaction occurs when the patient’s immune system attacks the transfused red blood cells.
What is Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction?
Before starting a transfusion, this step is required to verify patient identity and blood compatibility.
What is Blood Product Verification?
The component of blood that carries oxygen to tissues and is commonly transfused in anemia.
What is Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)?
A patient with this condition may require platelets if their count falls below 10,000/mcL.
What is Thrombocytopenia?
This test is done to ensure that the donor's blood and the recipient’s blood are compatible.
What is Crossmatching?
This allergic reaction to blood transfusions is characterized by urticaria (hives), itching, and sometimes rash.
What is Allergic Reaction?
This is the most important vital sign to monitor during the first 15 minutes of a blood transfusion.
What is Temperature?
This blood product is primarily used to provide immune support, particularly in patients with immunodeficiency.
What are Immunoglobulins (IVIG)?
This life-threatening condition requires the infusion of fresh frozen plasma to correct coagulopathies.
What is Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)?
This blood type is known as the universal recipient for red blood cells.
What is AB positive?
This rare but serious reaction causes difficulty breathing, hypotension, and can lead to shock.
What is Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)?
The recommended time frame for completing a blood transfusion is within this many hours.
What is 4 hours?
This blood product is used to treat bleeding caused by clotting factor deficiencies.
What is Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)?
This is the term for a massive blood loss that might require a large volume of blood transfusion.
What is Hemorrhagic Shock?
This is the term for the antigens present on red blood cells that determine blood type compatibility.
What are Blood group antigens?
This reaction to blood transfusions is characterized by urticaria (hives), itching, and sometimes rash.
What is Allergic Reaction?
This is the type of solution that should be used to flush the IV line before and after a blood transfusion.
What is Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)?
This is the name of the substance found in red blood cells that binds to oxygen.
What is Hemoglobin?
This genetic disorder may require transfusions of red blood cells to manage chronic anemia.
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
A patient with Rh-negative blood should receive blood from a donor with this Rh factor.
What is Rh-negative?
This reaction can occur several days to weeks after a transfusion and is caused by the destruction of transfused red blood cells.
What is Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
If a transfusion reaction occurs, this should be done immediately to stop the transfusion and assess the patient.
What is STOP the transfusion, notify the physician, and maintain IV access with normal saline?