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An advantage of platelet crossmatching is
 
  a. the immediate availability of compatible units
  b. the fact that it decreases the overall transfusion time
  c. that platelets have a shelf-life of 5 days
  d. that crossmatched platelets perform better than high-grade HLA-matched products

Question 2

What is the match called when one human leukocyte antigen (HLA) is mismatched?
 
  a. A
  b. BU
  c. C
  d. D



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Answer to Question 1

Answer a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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