2007-03-03 04:17:03 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
antibodies in serum used for vaccination
2007-03-03 04:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by the vet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transfusions involve whole blood or the four primary blood components—red cells, plasma, white cells, and platelets. As for the various fractions derived from those components—and products that contain such fractions—these include serums containing antibodies to fight a disease or to counteract snake venom, gamma globulin, and blood-based clotting factors.
2007-03-03 04:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by kittykatts 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fresh frozen plasma used for patients needing all clotting factors.
specific factors, such as VII, for diseases such as hemophilia.
platelets for patients who have extremely low platelet counts as a result of cancer treatment or other causes.
red blood cells for trauma patients with extreme blood loss, and for patients with severe anemia.
2007-03-03 09:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by bad guppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋