The nurse overhears the physician stating that the client who is in hypovolemic shock requires plasma expansion. The nurse anticipates that the physician will write a prescription to transfuse which of the following blood products to this client?
1. Albumin
2. Platelets
3. Cryoprecipitate
4. Packed red blood cells
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Rationale: Albumin may be used as a plasma expander in hypovolemia with or without shock. Cryoprecipitate is useful in treating bleeding from hemophilia or disseminated intravascular co-agulopathy because it is rich in clotting factors. Packed red blood cells replace erythrocytes and are not a plasma expander. Platelets are used when the client's platelet count is low, typically below 20,000/mm3.
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