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This is a two-part question.  The tube in place for this patient is called ________________ and its purpose is most likely _________________.

What is the expiration date for a unit of packed red cells with CPD, plus an additive solution such as Adsol (AS-1) or Nutricel (AS-3)?

What is the maximum acceptable blood pressure allowed for a general blood donor?

Which of the following statements concerning 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) is true?

When selecting donor units for crossmatching following the guidelines discussed in lecture, which of the following would be the proper ABO group selection order (best choices in order from 1st – 4th) for a 25-year-old pregnant female typing A negative?

One unit of packed RBC’s is expected to raise the hemoglobin by ___gm/dL:

On the Quotient 10 Cell Antibody ID Panel for Lana Kane, all of the following (a-d) are Rare antibodies and can be eliminated except:

On the map below, select where Japan is.

Given the following Antibody Screening results with PEG, what phase(s) of the crossmatch procedure would need to be performed? Image 63_E3.jpg

If a physician ordered a two unit crossmatch on an O positive patient that had an unexpected Anti-C, how many type specific donor units would need to be antigen typed in order to find two compatible units that were C antigen negative?  (C antigen is present in 70% of our donor population.)   Round up any decimal to the next whole donor unit.