TYK347
Special processing by irradiation may reduce the incidence of which of the following:
a) Graft verses Host disease associated with blood transfusion.
b) Hyperkalemia associated with blood transfusion.
c) The risk of TRALI associated with blood transfusion.
d) The risk of non-hemolytic transfusion reactions associated with blood transfusion.
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Answer
Answer a. The incidence of Graft versus Host disease is reduced with the use of irradiation and is indicated in transfusion to immunocompromised patients. Irradiation will not impact the risk of the other listed complications as described.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.