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Lecture 3 - Blood Components Flashcards

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what is the storage temperature of red blood cells?

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2-6 degrees

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what is the storage time for red blood cells?

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28 to 49 days

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what is the difference in storage time for irradiated red cells?

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14 days post irradiation

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what is the storage time for washed red cells?

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14 days

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in what situation are granulocytes used?

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life-threatening soft tissue damage, bacterial infection, prolonged neutropenia after chemotherapy

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why must granulocytes always be irradiated?

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due to high risk of white cell engraftment and graft vs host disease

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why does a granulocyte component contain a lot of platelets?

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because they are made from the Buffy coat

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what is the storage for granulocytes?

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20-24 degrees

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what type of component must not be agitated?

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granulocytes

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what situations are platelets used in?

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prevention of bleeding in patients with low count or dysfunction of platelets

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how long are platelets stored for?

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5-7 days

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why do platelets need to be agitated?

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ensures constant oxygenation and removal of CO2 which prevents granule release and lysis

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in what situations does FFP need to be used?

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prevention of bleeding due to clotting factor deficiencies e.g. due to massive haemorrhage or liver disease

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why can’t FFP be used as a volume expander?

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due to risk of allergic reaction

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what is cryoprecipitate?

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made by thawing fresh frozen plasma at 4 degrees

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what is cryoprecipitate rich in?

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cryoglobulins, rich in fibrinogen, factor VIII and VWf

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17
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what is recommended dose of cryo?

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two pools of five units which raises fibrinogen by 1g/L

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18
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what is cryoprecipitate used for?

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hypofibrinogenemia or acquired dysfibrinogenaemia

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what is DIC?

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disseminated intravascular coagulation which is blood clotting through the body

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what is the maximum storage of FFP and cryoprecipitate?

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36 months

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21
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how long can cryoprecipitate be stored after thawing?

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24 hours

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22
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how long should FFP be used after leaving storage?

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4 hours

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if whole blood was to be used, what would it be used for?

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rapid transfusion of plasma and platelets as well as cells

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what is the difference between blood components and blood products?

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components are made from whole blood donation yet products are made from the plasma component

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what are plasma derivatives?
licensed medicinal products made from plasma donations
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how are plasma derivatives further processed to avoid infection?
undergo pathogen inactivation steps
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what is solvent detergent FFP?
prepared from pools of large donations, the solvent detergent step inactivates bacteria and encapsulated viruses
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what is octoplas?
the licenced medicinal product of solvent detergent FFP
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what is octoplas LG?
a prion reduced version of octoplas
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what is an advantage of the pooling process?
gives a more standardised concentration of clotting factors, lowers risk of allergic reaction
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where is solvent detergent FFP used?
in those who have clotting factor deficiency
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what is human albumin solutions?
a solution containing proteins derived from plasma yet no clotting factors or blood group antibodies
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what is 4.5%/5% HAS used for?
subacute plasma volume loss caused by burns, pancreatitis or trauma and as a replacement in plasma exchange
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what is 20% HAS used for?
hypoalbuminaemic patients with liver cirrhosis or nephrotic syndrome
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what factors does clotting factor concentrates are not covered?
factor V and factor II
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what is riastap?
fibrinogen factor I concentrate and treats congenital hypofibrinogenaemia
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in what situations are clotting factors more effective?
in situations of acquired hypofibrinogenaemia
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what is octaplex?
prothrombin complex concentrate
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what factors does octaplex contain?
factor II, VII, IX and X
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what is octaplex extremely useful for?
rapid reversal of warfarin overdose
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in what way are red cells damaged by being in storage?
the sodium potassium pump in the red cell membrane is immobilised casing a decrease in intracellular potassium and an increase in cytoplasmic sodium levels
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how is acidosis caused as a result of storage?
due to decline of glucose levels due to immobilisation of NA/K pump and low pH levels occur as a result
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what causes morphological changes of the red blood cells?
lipid per oxidation and oxidative stress causes formation of sphereochinocytes and osmotic fragility
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how does irradiation cause shorter shelf life?
gamma radiation exacerbates storage lesions
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what issues can transfusing newborns with stored blood cause?
the stored blood has increased levels of potassium and so has been associated with myocardial hyperkalaemia and neonatal arrhythmia
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how can heart complications in newborns be reduced?
transfuse with blood less than 5 days old
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what are blood bags manufactured with to prevent coagulation?
citrate phosphate dextrose
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what does citrate do in a blood bag?
is the coagulant, removed calcium ions prevents the clotting cascade
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what does phosphate do in a blood bag?
counteracts the loss of phosphate lost during storage and improve viability
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what does dextrose do in a blood bag?
prevents loss of ATP
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what is saline adenine glucose?
an additive that is added to the red blood cells to combat effects of storage
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what does saline do as an additive?
maintaining volume and prevents uptake of glucose that occurs when cells packed together
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what does adenine do as an additive?
restoration of cell shape, ATP concentration and viability
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what does glucose do as an additive?
prevent loss of ATP and enable longer storage
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what does mannitol do?
protects the red blood cell membrane and reduces haemolytic by acting as a free radical scavenger
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why might blood be leucodepleted?
transfused leucocytes induce immunosuppressive changes so leucodepletion reduces the incidence of transfusion reactions
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what is the negative effects of leucodepletion?
may induce the incidence of postoperative infection and recurrence of cancer
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how is leucodepletion carried out?
filtration of multiple layers of synthetic polyester non-woven fibres that selectively retain white cells
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how can leukocytes cause infection in the host?
in immunosuppressed patients, white cells can engraft and detect the host as foreign, aka graft vs host disease
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what type of patients should receive phenotyped blood?
women of childbearing age, those with alloantibodies, need to be Kell and Rhd negative
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what patients are seen as transfusion dependant?
those with sickle cell anaemia or beta thalassaemia
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what is the Coombs test?
use a sample of patient serum against donor red cells which form complexes, anti-human Ig's are added which join to the recipients Ig's and therefore join the red cells together causing agglutination
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what is the advantages of electronic issue?
quicker, avoid potential delays, reduce waste, virtually limitless supply
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what are the disadvantages of electronic issue?
must have a reliable and validated lab, cannot perform electronic issue if no IT, some rare antibodies are not detected

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