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Blood Transfusions
A blood transfusion is when blood or blood-based products are transferred from one person to another. This is often done because of major blood loss from something such as an accident or childbirth, but sometimes because of a disease such as anemia or sickle-cell disease.
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How do you get rid of blood clots?
To get rid of blood clots in your legs usually requires surgery. While waiting for surgery your doctor will send you for blood work to check your INR. He also might put you on aspirin to help thin your blood.
What liquid is the blood made up of several types of cells called?
it is obviously Plasma.......................
Can blood transfusion and heparin drip be given at the same time?
Yes. In fact, patients with low levels of anti-thrombin the additional antithrombin in FFP will augment the efficacy of heparin.
What does it mean if your Hemoglobin level is a 10?
It means that you have anemia, depending upon your age and gender. Average levels for an adult woman are between 12 and 16. Average levels for an adult male are between 14 and 16. Children can have much lower level depending upon their exact age. Anemia means that you have below average levels of red blood cells, of hemoglobin, in your blood. It could be from a recent serious injury with a lot of blood loss, or it could be due to chemotherapy from cancer. It's hard to tell you what the cause could be with no information. Talk to your doctor about it if you have more questions, but from my training and personal experience, I can positively tell you that you have anemia.
What are the requirements for donating blood?
You can be female and donate blood. There's no higher risk than if you were male. Also, females can safely donate blood while they have their period, because the blood from menstruation has nothing to do with blood from your veins.
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I myself have 1 conditional and 1 permanent disqualifications for donating blood (they really do not want my blood.
For more information regarding the requirements for eligibility to donate blood check out the American Red Cross.
General requirements for eligibility.
#1. Be a minimum of 17 years of age (or 16 with parental/guardian consent) There is NO MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT!
#2. Be of good health and pass a physical.
#3. Weigh at least 110 lbs. (they will not draw blood if you weigh 109 lbs.)
#4. Not having traveled to any "restricted countries" within 1 year of donating.
Gender has no merit when it comes to donating blood, nor does the time of the month hold any merit. HOWEVER, if you become anemic after or during that time of the month, then you will be turned down... If you are pregnant you might be turned down.
Usually they are slowly dissolved and resorbed by the body in the weeks following the extraction as the surgical site is healing. Smoking, swishing water, or sucking on a straw immediately after an extraction can cause a blood clot to fall out and can result in a painful condition known as a "dry socket".
Why do blood cant flow backward to atrium when ventricles contract?
The tricuspid and bicuspid valves block blood from coming back into the atria.
What is the difference between a blood transfusion and a blood infusion?
Transfusion of red cells or whole blood (rarely) should never be used as a hematinic, but rather to increase the oxygen carrying capacity in the recipient. Iron should be administered when the patient has decreased hemoglobin content and is stable enough (and able) to produce their own RBCs.
What does a capillary lead into?
Capillaries lead to the smallest venules. The capillaries connect arteries and veins.
Why is pnss used in blood transfusion?
Plain Normal Saline Solution or PNSS is used after blood transfusion because it is the only compatible diluent or 'cleaner' after transfusion. Its sole content of Sodium and Chloride does not cause blood reactions that may be dangerous to the client. D5LRS for example is discouraged as it has calcium which is a clotting factor. Introducing D5LRS after blood transfusion may cause massive thrombosis or clotting. sicnarf619 UCC-College of Nursing PH
What is cross-matching of blood?
A laboratory test done to confirm that blood from a donor and blood from the recipient are compatible.
How did the blood bank invention impact the people?
The invention of the blood bank was a huge development for medicine. Having blood in a person's body is vital to survival, and when a person loses blood they are at risk for death. Being able to have sterile, safe blood for people who have been injured, need surgery, or are ill and have suffered blood loss means the medical community has many more options for treating patients.
Why is Rh factors checked before a transfusion?
There are several types of blood groups. When receiving a blood transfusion a sample is taken and sent to the lab. It needs to be matched to blood that has the same antibodies and rh factor in order for it to be transfused to a patient. There are times that even with all the necessary test causes a reaction to the person receiving blood.
When are platelets used in a blood transfusion?
Some people have an inherited disorder in which the body produces too little of the plasma clotting factors VIII (hemophilia A) or IX (hemophilia B). Transfusions of these clotting factors help people with hemophilia stop bleeding.
When did they start testing blood transfusion recipients or givers for HIV?
Blood banks and hospitals did not test blood for HIV and AIDs before a test was invented in 1985. Now, all blood for transfusions and other purposes are tested before being collected.
Prior to 1985 it was not possible to test blood donors or donated blood for HIV. In that year Robert Gallo of the NIH developed a kit which allowed the testing. Later the Louis Pasteur Institute sued and got half the rights to the invention.
What would happen if type B blood were given to a type AB patient?
Nothing is wrong because blood AB has antigen A and B.
Can transfusions of blood from one person to another are a type of tissue transplant?
Technically....yes.
A group of cells form tissue, a group of tissues form organs, a group of organs form systems, a group of systems comprise the body.
But, if we're going to get technical, the word transfusion is more applicable than the word transplant.
Trans- loosely means from one place to another. I think we agree there.
What exactly does a blood transfusion entail?Someone is blood depleted. They lost a lot recently in a car accident, in major surgery, or have been loosing a lot over a long period of time. Or their blood cells are dying more quickly than it should.
This person needs blood to get oxygen from the lungs to the parts of the body that needs it. This person needs more blood.
In the hospital, their blood is double checked against donated blood to make sure there's a suitable match to prevent allergic-type reactions.
Access is gained to the vein - it's like a very thin straw placed inside the vein.
The blood to be transfused comes in a plastic pack, and some plastic lines are used to connect this to the access (little straw) in the vein.
The blood is allowed to run in.
So, you can see why the suffix -fusion applies here. It's liquid that is being introduced, to mix with what is already there.
Compare this to what a transplant is:A person needs a new organ. (Thats because apart from blood, there is no other tissue you can just replace. It's gotta be at least an organ. Kidney, Liver, Cataract, Bone Marrow...)
It has to be matched for a WHOLE LOT MORE things that you have to match in blood. Very difficult to do.
The person getting the new organ has to be immunosuppressed, their immune system is knocked out so they don't fight the strange new thing.
To perform the transplant, MAJOR SURGERY must be performed. This is not without risk. I won't mention that here - speak to your doctor for specific concerns. Since your immune system is unable to fight, it is so much easier to get infections, even from everyday things that don't cause you to get ill usually.
You're gonna be suppressed for at least two years, and the risk of organ failure is still a valid concern even then.
A solid organ is transplanted. It definitely cannot be transfused.
Blood is transfused. It is fluid. You don't really take it out and put it in somewhere else, yet, technically that's done. But the mechanism of "trasplanting" it, as you are asking about, is different from what the term transplant would suggest.
If you walk around saying you had a blood tissue transplant, you won't be able to pay your health insurance, because that suggests all the complications I [refused to] mentioned above. Those things are described in terms of 5 year survival - people still living 5 years after. With a blood transfusion, the only thing is to make sure you're alright while it's happening and just after. It is unlikely anything would go wrong after that.
What blood type can A positive receive?
A person with type A blood can donate blood to a person with type A or type AB. A person with type B blood can donate blood to a person with type B or type AB. A person with type AB blood can donate blood to a person with type AB only. A person with type O blood can donate to anyone.
A person with type A blood can receive blood from a person with type A or type O. A person with type B blood can receive blood from a person with type B or type O. A person with type AB blood can receive blood from anyone. A person with type O blood can receive blood from a person with type O.
hope this helps, #JC#
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/blood/types.html
Why transfusion fluids are made isotonic with blood plasma?
Expand blood volume to help a fluid deficit. Isotonic is used because they don't move water in or out of the cell- meaning they are most compatible with human blood as opposed to hypertonic and hypotonic solutions.
Is your immune system weakened after a blood transfusion?
Transfusion reaction may also cause a hypersensitivity of the immune system that, in turn, may cause tissue damage within the patient's body.
