All of the Following Statements Are True of Intraoperative Blood

question 11

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true of intraoperative blood salvage except

• A)Bacteria at the site of the surgery are washed out of the blood before reinfusion.
• B)Blood can be collected during or after surgery.
• C)Collected blood can be reinfused as either whole blood or red blood cells.
• D)Collected blood is mixed with anticoagulant.

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Definitions:

Emotionality

The observable behavioral and physiological component of emotion; the degree to which a person can be characterized as emotional.

Fast Pathway

A term used in psychology and neuroscience referring to the rapid processing of sensory information by the brain, often associated with automatic or instinctive reactions.

Sensory Information

Data received by the sensory organs (e.g., eyes, ears, skin, nose, tongue) that is then interpreted by the brain to form perceptions of the environment.

Thalamus

A brain structure that acts as a relay station for sensory information, excluding smell, to the cerebral cortex.