Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion Practices Review

These flashcards cover critical terms and concepts related to blood banking and transfusion practices, helping students review key knowledge for exams.

Maximum blood volume collection from a 110-lb donor

450 mL to 550 mL.

Storage temperature for whole blood and RBC units

1°C to 6°C.

Anticoagulant preserving storage time for whole blood

35 days at 1°C to 6°C.

Minimum number of platelets in a platelet concentrate

5.5 × 10^10.

Current storage time for platelet concentrates

5 days at 20°C to 24°C.

Components tested for infectious diseases in donor blood

Nucleic acid amplification testing.

Primary cells involved in antibody production

B lymphocytes.

Mitosis genetic material distribution

Duplicated, equally divided between two daughter cells.

Major immunoglobulin produced in primary immune response

IgM.

Use of PCR technology in molecular biology

Amplify small amounts of DNA.

Standard human blood type compatibility

O Rh-negative is universal donor.

Leukocyte-reduced blood components purpose

Reduce the risk of transfusion-related immune reactions.

Rh antigen inheritance pattern

Codominant alleles.

Cause for HDFN

IgG antibodies crossing the placenta.

Common cause of transfusion-associated sepsis

Platelets.

Condition requiring irradiated blood components

Bone marrow transplant recipient.

Commonly transmitted virus from mother to fetus

CMV.

Regulation overseeing blood supply safety

Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Organism with characteristic C- or U-shape

Trypanosoma cruzi.

Most frequently transmitted virus from transfusion

HIV.