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grp 1, chapter 9
Donor Selection Phlebotomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three phases for screening a donor? | Registration, Health history interview and Physical examination |
| Name three pieces of required information needed for donor registration? | Name, address and date of birth |
| Who does the health history interview protect? | Donor and patient |
| How long is the deferral for donors who have received a blood transfusion? | 12 months |
| List possible adverse donor reactions | Sweating, rapid breathing, fainting, dizziness, nausea |
| What is autologous donations? | Donation reserved for transfusion to the donor at a future date. |
| What are some medical reasons for therapeutic phlebotomy? | Polycythemia, Hemochromotosis, Porphyrias |
| How long should you wait after donating before you smoke or booze it up? | 30 minutes for smoking and no boozing it up until you eat some food! You lush! |
| What is the hemoglobin requirement? | No less than 11 grams per deciliter. |
| What is the hematocrit requirement? | No less than 33% |
| What is apheresis? | Category of procedures in which whole blood is removed from the donor and a component is mechanically removed. |
| If you have a history of IV drug use would you be permanently, temporarily or not deferred? | Permanently |
| What information needs to be included on an autologous unit? | Patient name, transfusion facility, unique ID number and an autologous use only label |
| How long does it take your body to replace iron lost during a blood donation? | 1 - 2 months |
| What do you use to sterilize the injection site? | 0.7% Iodophor followed by the 10% povidine-iodine solution. |
| What should you use if the patient is allergic to iodine? | Alcohol. |
| What is the minimum weight required for a donor? | 110lbs |
| What are the components removed for apheresis? | Platelet, leukocytes and plasma |
| How long should patient records be kept? | Indefinitely |
| What are the advantages for acute normovolemic hemodilution? | Reduction of red cell loss, little deterioration to platelets, requires no inventory, minimizes clerical error |
| True or False. Preoperative collection is good for patients with existing alloantibodies or rare blood types? | True |
| What should the systolic and diastolic pressure be for donation? | Systolic no greater than 180 and diastolic no greater that 100. |