EXERCISE 13.4
An 18-year-old student donated for the first time at a blooddrive at his high school.
- Concerned that he may have contracted HIV before thedonation, what instructions should he follow to prevent his unitfrom being transfused?
- Why are questions regarding HIV important even whentests are performed to detect the virus?
EXERCISE 14.5
Previous testing on a donor’s computer record indicates CMVantibody–negative. The most recent donation demonstrates thatantibodies are currently present.
1. Can the donor still donate?
2. Why has the CMV antibody test resultchanged?
3. What patients require the transfusion ofCMV-reduced-risk blood products?
4. What alternatives exist in the provision of CMVantibody–negative blood?
