A Patient Has a Baseline Platelet Count of 30,000/µL

question 43

Multiple Choice

A patient has a baseline platelet count of 30,000/µL. Upon receiving a platelet pool of 4 random platelets, what would you expect the post-transfusion platelet count to be?

• A) 35,000/µL
• B) 50,000/µL
• C) 80,000/µL
• D) 100,000/µL

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer, used to condition a response.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning paradigm that tailors the intensity of a conduct through positive feedback or negative repercussions.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior, used in behavioral training and conditioning.