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A farmer discovered that a neighbor's farm produced far more than his own. The farmer went to the fertilizer store and saw that the neighbor spent very little more on fertilizer but had a far greater yield. He asked what the neighbor had done. The store owner explained. His neighbor had taken samples of his soil and sent them to the agriculture department to have them analyzed. In addition to the regular fertilizer, he had replaced the missing nutrients from the soil. That is how he got a great increase in yield.

Likewise, people are different. A physician will order a blood test. Sometimes the answer will be plasma, sometimes whole blood, and sometimes it would be a particular problem with a particular blood cell. You would want the physician to take the samples of your blood and have it analyzed to see what you needed rather than give you a one size fits all treatment!

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Q: Why administer packed blood cells instead of plasma?
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3 major kins of blood?

Kinds of blood to be transfuse are packed RBC, fresh whole blood and plasma.


Whole blood is packed with what?

Whole blood is made up of 3 parts - red blood cells, plasma and a Buffy coat which contains white blood cells and platelets.


What is the name of the liquid that carries platelets red blood cells and white blood cells around in the body?

it is plasma


What is the liquid matrix of blood?

it is called plasma.


If type O blood is transfused into a person with blood type B what will need to be done to the blood?

Since a patient with Type B blood has B antigens on their RBC's and since Type O blood has both anti-A and anti-B antibodies present in the blood plasma, the donor blood needs to be treated before transfusion. The Type O blood needs to be separated into packed cells and plasma, usually done by centrifuge, and only the packed cells should be used for the transfusion. Remember the anti-B antibodies are present in the Type O blood plasma and could cause serious damage in the system of a patient with Type B blood.


What are the liquid part of the blood called?

It is called plasmaThe name for the liquid part of blood is "plasma", and all other blood components are dissolved in or carried by the plasma.plasma plasma


Is plasma in cooked cow blood?

Blood contains blood plasma, if you cook the blood then the plasma is still in it. However cooking denatures (changes) the proteins in the plasma.


What is part of the blood that is mostly water?

Plasma


Blood consists of cells and a liquidWhat is the name of the liquid?

Blood consists of plasma, blood cells, and platelets


What is the difference between plasma and whole blood?

There is an interesting relationship between plasma and whole blood. Whole blood contains plasma but plasma does not contain whole blood.


How do you use blood plasma in a sentence?

Blood plasma is the clear fluid that carries the blood cells. Here are some sentences.You can donate blood plasma at the blood bank.We will check your blood plasma to see if you have any diseases.Blood plasma contains red and white blood cells and platelets.


What makes plasma in blood?

Plasma is the liquid part of blood.