Five days after transfusion, a patient becomes mildly jaundi…
Five days after transfusion, a patient becomes mildly jaundiced and experiences a drop in hemoglobin and hematocrit with no apparent hemorrhage. Below are the results of the transfusion reaction workup. In order to reach a conclusion, the technologist should first Anti-A Anti-B Anti-D A1 Cells B Cells Ab Screen DAT Patient Pretransfusion 0 4+ 3+ 4+ 0 0 0 Patient Posttransfusion 0 4+ 3+ 4+ 0 1+ 1+ Donor #1 0 0 3+ Donor #2 0 4+ 3+
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The medical laboratory scientist has recently been promoted to a supervisory position in the transfusion service of a small rural hospital. He feels that the optimal blood in inventory should be reviewed. The data for the previous 3 months of group A, Rh-positive blood usage are given below. Week Usage Week Usage 1 2 7 11 2 2 8 3 3 1 9 2 4 3 10 1 5 1 11 2 6 3 12 2 Assuming that these data are representative of a 6-month period, what should the optimal inventory of A-positive units be for this institution if calculated by average weekly use?
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