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The specific blood product used for the replacement of the clotting factors and fibrinogen is:
 
  A. Whole blood
  B. Plasma
  C. Cryoprecipitate
  D. Albumin, 25 pooled

Question 2

Medical asepsis includes:
 
  A. Hand washing
  B. Surgical procedures
  C. Autoclaving instruments
  D. Sterilization of equipment



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Answer to Question 1

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C. Cryoprecipitate replaces factors VIII, XIII, von Willebrand's factor, and fibrinogen.
A. Whole blood replaces red cell mass and plasma volume; expected to raise hemoglobin 1 g/100 ml and hematocrit by 3 in nonhemorrhaging adult.
B. Plasma is the preferred method of replacing red blood cell mass; expected to raise hemoglobin/hematocrit level same as whole blood.
D. Colloid componentsalbumin 25 pooled provide increased circulating blood volume by increasing intravascular oncotic pressure.

Answer to Question 2

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A. Medical asepsis, or clean technique, includes procedures used to reduce the number of and prevent the spread of microorganisms. Hand hygiene, barrier techniques, and routine environmental cleaning are examples of medical asepsis.
B, C, and D. Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms from an area. Sterilization destroys all microorganisms and their spores. Nurses in the operating room (OR), labor and delivery, and procedural areas practice sterile technique where sterile instruments and supplies are used. The techniques used in maintaining surgical asepsis are more rigid than those performed under medical asepsis.





 

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