MDRT8: Special Transfusion Procedures

Xenotransfusion is the act of which of the following?

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to the same member in the same species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to another member of the same species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to another member of a different species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to a family member of the same species.

Autotransfusion is the act of which of the following?

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to the same member in the same species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to another member of the same species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to another member of a different species.

Transfusion of blood from a member of a species to a family member of the same species.

Dog to cat transfusions:

Are effective in maintaining increased PCV for 42 days after transfusion.

Do not cause any immunologic complications

Can be performed multiple times without concerns

Improves oxygen carrying capacity upon completion

Safe performance of autotransfusion requires:

Specialized equipment to separate RBCs out of the collected fluid

A higher proportion of anticoagulant for the volume of blood than stored blood products

Filtration of the blood as with any other blood transfusion

No attention to the sterility of the fluid being transfused

Autologous blood patch pleurodesis is a method to:

Incite adhesions of pleural surfaces to seal the source of a pneumothorax

Collect free blood in body cavities to use for transfusions

Collect blood from the pleural space to allow for easier breathing

Use one’s own serum to help ocular ulcers heal

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