Exam 29: Blood Transfusions

The specific blood product used for replacement of clotting factors and fibrinogen is:

The patient is to receive 1 unit of packed RBCs.The nurse obtains the blood from the blood bank and returns to the unit to find that the patient has been taken to radiology for a CT scan and is expected to return in about an hour.What should the nurse do?

The patient has received blood within the last 6 hours.The patient begins to feel short of breath and calls for the nurse.The nurse finds that the patient is dusky in color with crackles throughout his lungs and is coughing up pink frothy sputum.The nurse calls the physician immediately,knowing that the patient is showing signs of _________________.

A transfusion in which the donor is the patient is known as an ______________ transfusion or autotransfusion.

The patient has been tested and found to have blood type O.This means that which antigen is present on the surface of the red blood cells?

The patient is to receive 2 units of packed RBCs.Before administering the blood,the nurse needs to: (Select all that apply.)

What primary intervention should a nurse who is preparing a blood transfusion perform?

The patient is to receive 2 units of packed RBC.The units are cold,and the nurse is concerned that this could lead to dysrhythmias and/or a reduction in core temperature.What action may the nurse take to prevent this?

The patient has received a total of 7 units of blood over the last 8 hours.The nurse assesses the patient's laboratory test results.Which of the following would be an expected complication?

The presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells determines ___________________ in the ABO system.

Transfusion therapy is the intravenous (IV)administration of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)