To Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease,blood Components Prepared for a Fetus That

question 12

Multiple Choice

To prevent graft-versus-host disease,blood components prepared for a fetus that needs an intrauterine transfusion should be:

• A) saline washed.
• B) irradiated.
• C) frozen and deglycerolized.
• D) human leukocyte antigen-matched.

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Definitions:

Ovum

The female reproductive cell or egg, which when fertilized by a sperm, can develop into a new organism.

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth, including the development of organs and structures of the fetus.

Embryonic

Pertaining to the earliest stage of development in living organisms after fertilization, characterized by rapid cell division and differentiation.

Fertilization

The process by which sperm and egg combine to form a zygote, initiating embryonic development.