Which Patients Are at the Most Risk for Platelet Refractoriness

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which patients are at the most risk for platelet refractoriness where they become alloimmunized to HLA antigens on platelets?

• A) Patients with liver disease
• B) Cardiac patients
• C) Leukemic patients
• D) Kidney transplant patients

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