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blood bank specimens
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yield info that determines which blood products can be transfused safely into a patient.
-require one or more plain (no serum separator gel) red stopper tubes or a lavender or pink top EDTA tube |
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Typenex Blood Recipient info (bracelet)
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info written on a self-carbon adhesive label on the bracelet, leaving a carbon copy of the info, including the unique ID number, on the bracelet, additional ID number labels from the bracelet sent to the lab with the specimen
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MedPoint Transfusion system
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portable bedside bar code scanning system that provides electronic verification and tracing of the blood transfusion process
-hardware includes a portable data terminal and a printer |
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Blood type and screen test
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determines a patients blood type (ABO) and Rh factor
-used to perform a crossmatch and select a donor unit of blood -during a crossmatch,, patients plasma/serum and the donor's red cells are mixed together to determine compatibility |
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agglutination
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clumping due to incompatible blood donation
-can be fatal |
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lysis
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rupturing of the red blood cells within the patients circulatory system with an incompatible blood donation
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Blood donor collection
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collecting blood to be used for transfusions, rather than diagnostic testing
-volunteer donors -amounts referred to as units -only 1 needle puncture can be used to fill a unit, if only partially fills must repeat procedure with a new unit -bloodbanks |
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American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
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set guidelines for blood banks to follow
-purposes of quality assurance and standardization -FDA regulation is also required, (blood products considered pharmaceuticals) |
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Donor eligibility
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17-66 years old
at least 110 pounds minors need written parental permission brief physical exam complete medical history -collected EVERY time a person donates -info is confidential -written permission needed for blood bank to use his/her blood |
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CPT
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citrate phosphate destrose
-typically used in collecting units of blood for transfusion anticoagulant |
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lookback program
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requires notification to all blood recipients when a donor for a blood product they have received has turned positive for transmissable disease
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Autologous donation
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process by which a person donates blood for his or her own use
-done for elective surgeries when it is anticipated that a transfusion will be needed -collected several weeks prior usually, but minimum time is 72 hours - must have a written order from physician to be eligive |
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Bacteremia or septicemia
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bacteria or microorganisms/toxins in the blood
-suspected when patient experiences fever of unknown origin (FUO) -blood cultures determine infection and type of organism and assessing what antibiotic to use |
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Blood culture specimens
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commonly collected in special bottles containing nutrient broth (Media) that encourages the growth of microorganisms
-typically collected in sets of two: 1 aerobic and 1 anaerobic -anaerobic filled first when a syring is used to collect the blood -when a butterfly is used its preferable to fill the aerobic first because air in the tubing will be drawn into it -when more than one set is ordered: second site should be obtained from opposite arm, and preferably 30 minutes apart |
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Direct inoculation
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to collect specimen directly into the blood culture media:
-use a butterful -fill aerobic vial first -mix each container after removing it from needle holder |
