Blood Products: Fresh Frozen Plasma, Packed RBCs, Cryoprecipitate, and more
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Blood consists of plasma containing albumin and globulin, while red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are also present. Various blood components like cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma are crucial for treating conditions such as hemophilia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
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- Plasma in blood contains proteins like albumin and globulin, with albumin maintaining oncotic pressure and globulin encompassing alpha, beta, and gamma types.
- Various blood components, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, can be separated through centrifugation, with specific products like cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma crucial for treating conditions like hemophilia and DIC, indicating the diverse therapeutic applications of blood products.
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Recent questions
What are the components of blood?
Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets.
What is the purpose of cryoprecipitate?
Contains fibrinogen, factor VIII, factor XIII for treatments.
When is fresh frozen plasma used?
Replacement of coagulation factors in hemophilia, antithrombin 3 deficiency.
What is the purpose of red blood cell transfusion?
Raise hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in anemia, hemorrhagic shock.
Why are platelet transfusions necessary?
Indicated for bleeding in thrombocytopenia, thrombosthenia, cancer patients on chemotherapy.
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