• Washed red blood cells are red blood cells that have had most of the plasma, platelets and white blood cells removed and replaced with saline or another...
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    Packed red blood cells, also known as packed cells, are red blood cells that have been separated for blood transfusion. The packed cells are typically...
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    concentrated washed red blood cells. The last step is reinfusing the packed red blood cells into the patient. There are multiple ways to wash red blood cells. The...
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    oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma...
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    is tested against a set of red blood cells with known antigen profiles; if the plasma agglutinates one of the red blood cells in the panel, this indicates...
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  • Coombs test (category Blood tests)
    attached to the surface of red blood cells. To perform the test, a blood sample is taken and the red blood cells are washed (removing the patient's plasma and...
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    the setting of trauma. Red blood cells (RBC) contain hemoglobin and supply the cells of the body with oxygen. White blood cells are not commonly used during...
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  • Cis AB (category Blood)
    Taiwan. Some Cis-AB carriers need components like washed red blood cells or autotransfusion of serum and blood. Cis-AB type was studied first in humans in Japan...
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    shown to be against the foal's red blood cells. Such tests include crossmatching the mare's serum to washed red blood cells of the foal, which is added to...
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    thoroughly wash red blood cells from a peripherally collected EDTA blood collection tube using centrifugation. Mix washed patient red blood cells, that are...
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