Transfusion Medicine

Question 1

What are each made up of?
1. Plasma (4)
2. Cells (3)

Answer 1

1. Liquid
   - Water, Proteins, Sugars, Lipids, Electrolytes
2. Cells
   - Erythrocytes
   - Leukocytes
   - Thrombocytes

Question 2

What is a blood transfusion?

Answer 2

A form of fluid replacement that replaces cellular & protein components of blood

Question 3

Potential dangers of blood transfusions (4)

Answer 3

1. Allergic & immune-mediate reactions
2. Thromboemboli
3. Disease transfusion
4. Volume overload

Question 4

Blood Transfusion Indications (3)

Answer 4

1. Severe blood loss
2. Bleeding disorder
3. Need for plasma proteins

Question 5

How long do blood transfusions last? Why?

Answer 5

1. Effects are temporary, about 1-21 days.
2. Underlying problem must be corrected.
3. Why?
   - Immune system will remove foreign blood
   - Trans blood has short-life span, no nutrition available
   - Collection, storage & trans damage blood

Question 6

Canine blood donor qualifications (5)

Answer 6

1. Negative for DEA 1, negative for Von Willebrand
2. Current on vax & para control
3. Neg for heartworms, Ehrlicha, Babesia, & Mycoplasma canis
4. Greater than 50lbs
5. Can donate q 4 weeks (Hct>40)

Question 7

Feline blood donor qualifications (5)

Answer 7

1. Blood type A (95% of need!)
2. Neg for FeLV, FIV, Mycoplasma hemofelis
3. Current on vax, para control
4. Greater than 10lbs (not overweight)
5. Donate q 4 weeks (Hct>35)

Question 8

Cat and Dog blood compatibility

Answer 8