A client scheduled for surgery has arranged for an autologous transfusion. What type of blood transfusion is this?
A) The client's family members have been donors.
B) The client donates his or her own blood.
C) The client's blood has been rendered sterile.
D) The client will only need fluids, not blood.
Ans: B
Some patients who know in advance that they will need blood can donate their own blood for transfusion. This is called autologous transfusion or autotransfusion.
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