Irradiated packed red blood cells are used to:
A. decrease bleeding when there is a deficiency or abnormal function of platelets
B. decrease the risk of febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction
C. reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease
D. treat the neutropenic patient who is septic and unresponsive to antimicrobials and who has chance of marrow recovery
Answer:C
Irradiated packed red blood cells are used to:
A. decrease bleeding when there is a deficiency or abnormal function of platelets B. decrease the risk of febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction C. reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease D. treat the neutropenic patient who is septic and unresponsive to antimicrobials and who has chance of marrow recovery