Blood Transfusions
A blood transfusion is when blood or blood-based products are transferred from one person to another. This is often done because of major blood loss from something such as an accident or childbirth, but sometimes because of a disease such as anemia or sickle-cell disease.
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Terrior12345Nose bleeding is the result of blood vessels that have collapsed within your nose. Common causes include: nose picking, becoming...
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Yes. They will want you to have recovered from it, and be healthy, but that is fine. Shingles isn't 'in' your blood. You will...
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not refuse the transfusion process, just the use of blood. There are other non-blood substitutes that can...
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Laryngectomees must learn new ways of speaking. They must be continually concerned about the care of their stoma. Serious...
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if the blood groups are not similar so clumping of cells can occur ad can cause death.
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Yes if you are over 16 it is perfectly safe and fine.
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Yes, many things, blood transfusions can cause death if they give the wrong type, as of wrong blood group or of Rh positive to...
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"Adverse" means harmful or unfavorable, and transfusion probably refers to blood transfusion--so a negative reaction to a blood...
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No. Schizophrenia is a mental illness, not a physical one. It is at least theoretically possible that it could be hereditary, but...
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it is the plasma
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6-8 depending on gender Try again: A unit of whole blood is 450 milliliters, which is about 0.9510 U.S. pint. ... The adult...
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Diabetes is not a communicable disease. You can't get it from someone else no matter what you do. Definitely not! My brother...
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It depends on the state/facility. Most LPNs are not allowed to perform blood transfusions, that is a task that cannot be...
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Yes probably. Most of the drugs used in psychoactive disorders have relatively short half-lives, so even trace amounts would...
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Blood substitute refers to an alternative to a blood transfusion which can mean one of a number of things.The number one...
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positive and negative stands for either Rhesus Positive or Rhesus negative which means that a persons Red blood cells (RBC)...
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Many places in the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament) humans are told not to eat blood, God forbids eating meat without first...
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Answerbiological science is the study of life and a branch of the natural sciences which studies living organisms and how they...
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No, B negative (-) can only receive a transfusion from O- or B- blood. B negative can be given to B or AB, + or -.
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this better to say blood with high CO2 concentration is dark and blood with high CO (Carbon monoxide toxemia) is bright, so O2...
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Plasma is the yellowish (watery) fluid in the blood when it has had time to separate. Separation can be medically done,...
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There are things such as a Cell Saver (a machine that re-circulates any blood the body uses), blood expanders, Hetastarch,...
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More common complications include lung collapse or bleeding caused by damage to the blood vessels near the heart. Injury to the...
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4-6 hours after blood transfusion, the body recognizes the transfused blood as part of the body's system.
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Blood transfusions are not taboo in the Catholic church. =Answer= The above poster is correct and you are thinking of...
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According to Canadian Blood Services, a unit of blood is approximately 450 ml. The amount of blood in one person is five litres...
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I am 34 year old software professional. I never had any problem thalassemia before. It is not even in my family. Suddenly I found...
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The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a...
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AnswerMatching a donor's blood and a patient's blood is critical in transfusions. If someone with type A blood receives type B,...
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yes,one type of lizards blood is green and a cochroaches blood is white!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANSWER a horseshoe crabs blood is...
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Some people have an inherited disorder in which the body produces too little of the plasma clotting factors VIII (hemophilia A)...
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Red blood cells lack a nucleus so they don't have chromosones, however they do have mitochondrial DNA from the donor. ...
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Simple math; there is 120,000 drops of blood in the average human body.
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BLOOD TRANSFUSIONMY WIFE HAD more than one transfusion, and from what I remember, the extra inlets allowneedles to add drugs if...
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To learn the answer of the above question first we have to know about the blood characteristics. There are four major...
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In the United States, approximately 42% of the population is type O and 15% is Rh negative. Based on these estimates, 6% would be...
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There is no standard abbreviation for blood transfusion. A common abbreviation used though is tx.
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Most of the time whole blood is not used because the patient's medical condition can be treated with a blood component and too...
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They use the same blood type because other wise the body will reject the Donor type. It has to do with protein markers. There are...
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No. Transfusions are categorized into different blood types. ABO blood types are the largest group. A person can have A, B, AB,...
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PNSS is an isotonic solution that has the same tonicity as blood so there will be no hemolysis of RBC
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All the time. They are totally safe! sometimes tasty
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You could be allergic to the blood which was transfused, but this would have been noticed shortly after the transfusion. The...
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No one can live with out blood. Blood is the essential thing in human life. The average amount of blood is 4-5 quarts (liters) in...
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Actually blood group of a person is determined by the antigens(A special protein) present on the surface of all the red blood...
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Haemophilia(only if bleeding occurs)leukemiasickel cell anaemiabeta thalasemia
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First of all, blood includes white and red blood cells. These all perform a specific task. Thank you very much!
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if you feel fine then yes. By the end of your period you'll have lost around half a cup of liquid - which is a small amount. The...
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In the arteries it is away from the heart (centrifugal), in the veins it is toward the heart (centripetal).
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Blood is an important part of the body. This is because it is primarly used for transporting oxygen to tissues in the body and...
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Hemophilia is a blood disorder where people who have bad cuts cannot stop bleeding. They do not have a special chemical called...
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i think haemoglbin
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The need for a transfusion is determined by the hemoglobin in the blood. (the part of the blood that makes it red). If it falls...
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This depends on various factors and the volume of blood in each unit bag will not always be the same from one bag to another....
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Because he or she may grow horns and rise up and fly off, that's why!
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AnswerMost probably he has beta thalassemia major, or Cooley's anemia What is the age of child ? If it is below 2 years it may...
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Not feeling well for any reason, until symptoms are over. Cold, sore throat, respiratory infection, flu, until symptoms are over....
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It depends. There is a big amount and a small amount. The bigger amount is used for taking in blood, and that is 750ml. The small...
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What you need to eat is Red meat, Cashews,Any Cereal Oats, and Brocoli well mainly Healthy foods like Vegetables and Fruit! :)
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Well nothing would happen and it does have a small taste to it and hopefully it doesn't have aids..... but just asking why would...
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NO because your blood cells will see it as a threat and start attacking it, which is now your own blood- not a very good thing!...
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Witnesses are not allowed to have transfusions of whole blood, red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets. Transfusions of...
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no because it will cause an explosion
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according to the american red cross eligibility, you can
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It is put into a device called a centrifuge where the serum is separated and it not white, but a light color which I would...
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Transfusion is the infusion of blood. Many other things can be infused, IV solutions and medications but are these things are...
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I belive, Yes- as long as the blood types match
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Human blood is only good for about 4 hours after it is no longer refrigerated, so if the transfusion takes longer than that, the...
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Because in the bible, it states we shouldn't use or eat blood to sustain the body in any way. Some people abstain from eating...
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Obese Female: 60cc/kgAdult Female: 65cc/kgObese Male: 70cc/kgAdult Male: 75cc/kgInfant: 80cc/kgTerm Neonate: 85cc/kgPremature...
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the nurse is responsible for insuring that the right unit of blood is to be administered to the right patient after typing and...
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The patient needs the Red Blood cells, but does not need the extra fluid that is in the pack of blood. The Furosemide/Lasix is...
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Yes. Having a different blood type from your partner will not prevent you from having a baby as blood type does not affect...
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death
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It comes from a squid.
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I was told -- at a hospital today -- that they pay $240 per pint.
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No. If the doctor she worked for said otherwise it may be necessary that she quit her job.
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The average person has about 5 litres of blood in their body.
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It is the smallest blood vessels in the body that carries blood cells ,salts & nutrients to be supplied to tissues &...
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divide mmole by 1000 to get mole .
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Donated blood is stored in a blood bag containing anticoagulant. Mostly, citrate is used as anticoagulant. Without that being...
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A blood transfusion is usually needed following a surgery or after a serious injury. Blood transfusions replace the lost blood...
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Yes for blood tests but not for any transfusion purposes. Watchtower 15th June 1978 page 30 says ''Would it be wrong to submit...
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It depends on the scenario, PRBC infusers can infuse 1 unit in 5 minutes in trauma settings with acute blood loss while people...
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Saline is used to prime the IV line before the blood runs through the line. It is used after the transfusion to flush the IV line.
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A red blood cell looks like a flat red disc that has round edges and a center lower then the edges. It is also very small....
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normal hemoglobin level is between 12-18 g/dL. elderly patient's may be slightly less.
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A number of years ago it was a much higher possibility of contracting HIV/AIDS from blood transfusions than it is today. Blood...
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Blood drawing after transfusions.after 24 hours.
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People of this belief system understand Acts 15:28-29 to inform them that they must "abstain from blood". Jehovah's Witnesses...
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