Blood Bank Laboratory Technician Mock Interview
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What is plateletpheresis?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Plateletpheresis (also called thrombocytapheresis or thrombapheresis) is the process of collecting thrombocytes, more commonly called platelets, which is the component of blood involved in blood clotting. A donor's body will usually replace the donated platelets within 72 hours."
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
Separation of blood components for storage and later use by a recipient is performed a number of ways. Understanding the different types of separation techniques and what to do with those specimens after collection is an important part of a blood bank laboratory tech's job. Explain your knowledge of the procedure plateletpheresis with the interviewer.
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Plateletpheresis is the process of collecting platelets from a donor for later use by a recipeient. Platelets are collected, and then the plasma and red blood cells are returned to the donor."
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