43. A child with cancer being treated with chemotherapy is receiving a platelet transfusion. The nurse understands that the transfused platelets should survive the body for how many days?
a. 1 to 3 days
b. 4 to 6 days
c. 7 to 9 days
d. 10 to 12 days
ANS: A
Transfused platelets generally survive in the body for 1 to 3 days. The peak effect is reached in about 1 hour and decreased by half in 24 hours.
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