The patient's platelet count is 35,000/microliter. The provider orders the administration of 10 units of single-donor platelets. After transfusion, the nurse can expect the patient's platelet count to be:
a. between 85,000/microliter and 135,000/microliter.
b. Between 50,000/microliter and 75,000/microliter.
c. greater than 150,000/microliter.
d. between 150,000/microliter and 185,000/microliter.
A
Medical treatment of thrombocytopenia includes infusions of platelets. Patients who require multiple platelet transfusions should be evaluated for single-donor platelet products, which permit administration of 6 to 10 units of platelets with exposure to the antigens of only one person. For every unit of single-donor platelets, the platelet count should increase by 5000 to 10,000/microliter.
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