Medicine · Explanation & counselling

Transfusion consent

Easy

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern on the medical ward. Liezel Dela Cruz, 52, has anaemia after a stomach bleed, and the team recommends a red cell transfusion.

  1. Obtain consent for a red cell transfusion

Haemoglobin

68 g/L

Clinical status

Tired and breathless on minimal exertion; stable

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