Transfusion Guidelines Are Intended to Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

Transfusion guidelines are intended to be

• A) a burden on clinicians and their patients in making decisions related to transfusion.
• B) prescriptive in nature when dealing with the topic of transfusion therapy.
• C) prohibitive in nature when dealing with the topic of transfusion therapy.
• D) systematically developed statements relevant to transfusion therapy.

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Definitions:

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607, playing a significant role in the history of the United States.

New World

Historically refers to the Western Hemisphere, including the Americas, discovered by European navigators in the late 15th century.

Virginia Company

A joint-stock company chartered by James I of England in 1606 to establish settlements on the coast of North America.

Massachusetts Company

An English stock company chartered in 1629 for the colonization of Massachusetts Bay in New England and played a central role in the settlement of the region by Puritans.