Which is true concerning the history of transfusion medicine?

A. James Blundell performed the first recorded successful blood transfusion of human blood.
B. Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO group in 1930.
C. The first hospital blood bank was in San Francisco.
D. The discovery of BSE in the 1980s dramatically changed blood donor policy.


Answer: A

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Patients at a greater risk for transfusion-associated graft versus host disease (TA-GVHD) include all the following except

a. Fetuses b. Older adults c. Patients with Hodgkin's disease d. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

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What will be an ideal response?

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