AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does PSL mean?
A
labile blood production
B
labile platelets and blood
C
labile blood platelets
D
labile blood products
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -LABILE BLOOD PRODUCTS: Labile blood products are therapeutic products produced from blood which do not have the characteristics of drugs. This category of products include packed red cells, platelets as well as white cell concentrates and frozen fresh plasma.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fresh plasma from a single donor is not used for transfusions. It is an intermediate product that it subject to quarantine or deactivated with methylene blue. If the original donor does not make another donation within the necessary time period, this plasma is sent to industries to manufacture derivatives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fresh frozen plasma is the fluid portion of a unit of whole blood frozen in a designated time frame, usually within 8 hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -FFP provides factors II, V, VIII, IX, X, and XI and antithrombin III. Most clotting factors are stable in banked CPD blood, but levels of factors V and VIII fall, reaching 15% and 50% of normal levels, respectively, at 21 days after collection.

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