Transfusion medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which blood transfusion reaction can be caused by cytokines which are created and accumulate during the storage of blood products_____

Answer: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction

Flashcard 2: Which blood transfusion therapy is used to increase platelet count?_____

Answer: Platelets

Flashcard 3: Which blood transfusion reaction is caused by host antibodies against donor ABO blood groups or foreign antigen on donor RBCs? _____

Answer: Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction

Flashcard 4: Which blood transfusion therapy is used to increase coagulation factor levels?_____

Answer: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) or prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) (2)

Flashcard 5: Which blood transfusion therapy contains fibrinogen (factor I), factor VIII and XIII, vWF, and fibronectin?_____

Answer: Cryoprecipitate

Flashcard 6: Which blood transfusion reaction is a reaction against plasma proteins in transfused blood? _____

Answer: Allergic/anaphylactic reaction

Flashcard 7: priapism

Answer: spinal trauma, sickle cell disease, medications

Extra: painful, sustained erection not associated with sexual desire or stimulation

Flashcard 8: hemorrhagic stroke

Answer:

Extra: HTN, anticoagulation, neoplasia, recent ischemic stroke

Flashcard 9: hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome)

Answer:

Extra: telangectasia, recurrent epistaxis, skin discolorations, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)AD