LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Transfusion Medicine Faculty/Authors RICHARD R. GAMMON, MDONEBLOODOrlando, Florida CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
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Technical Considerations
Release Date: 05/27/2023Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
describe the expected patient response to platelet transfusion;
describe the laboratory presentation that may indicate that a patient is experiencing platelet refractoriness;
explain the reasons a patient may not be responding to platelet transfusion as expected; and
identify avenues for investigating platelet refractoriness, including advantages and disadvantages of each.