Blood Therapeutic Procedures

Question 1

Autologous Transfusion

Answer 1

Procedure for collecting and storing a patient’s own blood several weeks prior to the actual need. It can then be used to replace blood lost during a surgical procedure

Question 2

Blood Transfusion

Answer 2

Artificial transfer of blood into the bloodstream

Question 3

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Answer 3

Patient receives red bone marrow from a donor after the patient’s own bone marrow has been destroyed by radiation or chemotherapy

Question 4

Homologous Transfusion

Answer 4

Replacement of blood by transfusion of blood received from another person

Question 5

Packed Red Cells

Answer 5

a concentrated preparation of red blood cells that is obtained from whole blood by removing the plasma (as by centrifugation) and is used in transfusion

Question 6

Plasmapheresis

Answer 6

Method of removing plasma from the body without depleting the formed elements. Whole blood is removed and the cells and plasma are separated. The cells are returned to the patient along with a donor plasma transfusion

Question 7

Whole Blood

Answer 7

Refers to the mixture of both plasma and formed elements