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Which Factor Accounts for the Ability of Adults to Compensate

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Which factor accounts for the ability of adults to compensate for declines in processing speed and memory?


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Whole Blood

Blood with all its components (red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets) intact.

Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction

An adverse response following a blood transfusion, where the recipient's immune system destroys the transfused red blood cells, leading to potentially severe complications.

Nonhemolytic Febrile Reaction

A type of transfusion reaction characterized by fever without the destruction of red blood cells, typically caused by antibodies against donor white blood cells.

Intravenous Cannula

A thin tube inserted into a vein, usually in the hand or arm, to administer medications, fluids, or to collect blood samples.

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