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A donor history reveals the following information: Traveled to an area endemic for malaria 18 months ago; has had no anti-malarial drugs or malarial symptoms Has seasonal hay fever; presently asymptomatic Has not eaten for the past 12 hours Takes an occasional sleeping pill How many of these results excldue the person from giving blood for routine transfusion?

A donor unit contains a warm-reacting (37 deg C) unexpected antibody. That unit should be

Type I diabetes always requires treatment with insulin.

In order for oral contraceptives to be effective, they must include a week-free period every month to allow for withdrawal bleeding.

Vitamin B9 (folic acid) is important in maintaining calcium and phosphate levels in the body.

Which of the following drugs is used to reverse overdoses of opioid drugs?

Augmentin is a drug in the penicillin class of antibiotics.

Which of the following is a small device placed into the uterus by a healthcare practitioner every 3-12 years (depending on the product)?

 Ondansetron (Zofran) is used to treat which of the following?

Methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infections are resistant to all antibiotics.