Why Do Premature Neonates Require Red Blood Cell Transfusions

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why do premature neonates require red blood cell transfusions?

• A) Iatrogenic blood loss
• B) Hemoglobin F is being changed to hemoglobin A
• C) Insufficient erythropoiesis
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variable

A type of random variable that can take an infinite number of values in a continuous range.

Probability Mass Function

A function that gives the probabilities of discrete outcomes.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states under a given number of observations.

Expected Value

The long-run average value of repetitions of an experiment it represents, often used in probability and statistics.