A client suffers from a genetic bleeding deficiency involving a deficit in factor VIII. Which blood product will the nurse most likely administer?
A) Whole blood
B) Albumin
C) Platelets
D) Cryoprecipitate
Ans: D
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Cryoprecipitate may be pooled from several units of blood and administered to clients with fibrinogen deficiencies who are predisposed to bleeding problems; genetically, these clients lack Factor VIII. Platelets, albumin and whole blood do not include sufficient quantities of this clotting factor.
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