A Unit of Blood Was Irradiated for a Patient

question 8

Multiple Choice

A unit of blood was irradiated for a patient. It had 29 days before it expired. The unit's original expiration date was January 1, 2012. What expiration date should the LIS have given it when the modification was recorded?

• A) January 1, 2012
• B) January 2, 2012
• C) December 31, 2012
• D) 24-hour expiration

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