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Is it approiate to draw blood for routine lab testing during a transfusion?

I don't see why not. Unless that you don't want to but there is already a needle there why get poked twice unless you have too.

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What would happen if excess blood is injected into body during transfusion?

What? If you are getting a blood transfusion the doctor will order how many units they want you to receive. Every unit is not an exact amount. The amount can vary slightly. If you had a few ext...

I take bp meds and have had a transfusion, can I nstill donate blood?

Doubtful...Your local donor program can tell you for sure...

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Is it dangerous to get a lot of blood transfusions?

There are so much dangers from blood transfusions. Good doctors will find alternative ways of treating a patient. The dangers are so well known that whole hospitals around the earth, yes some h...

Blood/DNA ???

The other answerers are ignorant im afraid. The majority of blood in a transfussion is red blood cells and plasma. Red blood cells do not contain a nucleus and have no DNA. They aer simply a carrie...

If your parents/siblings blood group are AB and A, can your blood group be O?

A large influx of O blood would NOT change your blood type. However, if your sibling are AB and A, you can be blood type O. One of your parents would have to be type A and the other type B. You ...

Is menstrual blood the same as blood from veins, arteries, inner body? Could a blood typing be done?

Registered Nurse Here; Yes a blood type could be done from menstrual blood. However noway blood transfusion, for menstrual blood is not just blood, nor is it arterial blood. Menstrual blood, cont...

Is menstrual blood clean?

Menstrual blood is essentially dead cells. It is not suitable for blood transfusions or for vampires. All of the vampires that I know usually get their blood from animals, like cows and pigs. It�...

When hospitals type and match blood, does it show the RH factor?

Yes, type and crossmatch will look for the rhesus (Rh) factor. Even if your mother is Rh- and she got Rh+ blood, she would have little side effects from that. It is common practice to give O+ blo...

Where do I drop off blood donations?

Um, Mr. YOU DON'T EXTRACT BLOOD BY YOURSELF! How the hell did you do it??? I don't even want to know. Speaking from someone who has helped out at several blood drives at my high school...

Why would blood "attack" itself??

Does she have an autoimmune disorder? Lupus? MS? OR, sometimes when there is a new thing added to a person's innards, such as an organ transplant or in this case, a plastic hip, The blood will...

Blood question, HELP!!!!!!!?

This is a very complicated topic, but I will try to simplify it. Blood types have to be compatible in order to transfuse someone. There are different molecules present on red blood cells, and if yo...

Where has my aunt's blood gone?

I work in a hospital lab so I see people in need of transfusions often. If your aunt doesn't have some type of cancer then my next best guess would be that she's having some sort of anti...

MSN DONORS CAN GAVE BLOOD !!! If thats there lifestyle?

? what is your qs .. they know what they are doing calm down

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Why can I no longer donate blood?

i cant donate blood either as i was transfused after my children. i had c sections and needed blood but they keep sending letters to give blood and when i went they said i couldnt because i've...

Girlfriend is on Nexium and is vomiting, tastes blood but none is coming up... serious?

It's serious. Get her back to the doctor.

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Please explain a blood test result: CORE ANTIBODY HEPATITIS B (HBc)?

It means that he has been infected with hepatitis B at some stage. He may have cleared the virus and become immune, but it is also possible he could be a chronic carrier. In either case, the he...

Why can't I give blood ??

Somebody contracted CCJ from a donor who had been given a blood transfusion - and so because of this, the Blood Transfusion service will not take the risk of giving donated blood to anybody who cou...

I give blood?

Like you, I am type O Rh Positive. And am a regular donor. Blood type O is considered as the universal donor. Never had the opportunity to receive blood products but our mother (bone surgery) a...

Baby has Blood infection..?

A blood infection means that a bacterial infection is in the bloodstream, and that means the infection is everywhere in the body, instead of a localized infection. This is a very risky situation -...

Low blood count advice?

there are many reasons why so please wait for the results of the tests.

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What happens if too much blood is given to a person?

Nothing happens that's dramatic. You just use it up and it's recycled so to speak. The lose of a pint will be replaced quickly from reserves. Gaining wil signal that there's a nee...

I was wondering about blood transfusions...?

Probably will have transfussions. It is probably too late to donate his own blood, but that is a possibility if done soon enough. There is no way to find who it came from. However, I assure yo...

How much do hospitals charge for blood transfusions?

I doubt any money would be charged. No hospital would make any money out of it. Blood is supplied by the blood banks, a not for profit organisation. Well it is here in Australia. WE dont get pa...

Can diabetics donate blood?

If someone is anemic or has sickle cell anemia they shouldn't be able to give blood.

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In testing for blood type, what is the accuracy? Can the lab get it wrong?

It does happen. Just about 3 years ago I got a patient that had had a baby. She was supposed to recieve Rhogam because she was Rh negative and the baby was Rh positive. Before giving the shot, w...

Can I donate blood?

Probably not. I think if you'd had a donation since 1985 you're excluded for ever, but check out the website for more info. ...

If you lost a lot of blood, what procedure would you have done to get the blood you need?

yeap blood transfusion is the procedure!! 鈾?/div>

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Has anyone heard of tainted blood?

Tainted with what? The blood is routinely tested for a variety of factors. There are screening tests done before donation. These have been in place for several years.

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How much blood do you have to lose before you need to go to a hospitol?

I don't know an exact amount, but if you have the symptoms that you describe, a trip to the hospital is definitely warranted. Please tell your psychiatrist that you cut yourself to such an ex...

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