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====Plasma====
====Plasma====
'''Plasma''' is available as either a fresh or frozen product. ''Fresh'' plasma contains platelets and clotting factors, while ''fresh frozen'' plasma contains no platelets but does have clotting factors as long as it has been thawed correctly. Fresh frozen plasma can be used to expand the plasma volume, as long as the packed cell volume of that patient is within normal limits. However, there is always a concern when administering blood products of an anaphylactic reaction and so patients receiving these products should be closely monitored.
'''Plasma''' is available as either a fresh or frozen product. ''Fresh'' plasma contains platelets and clotting factors, while ''fresh frozen'' plasma contains no platelets but does have clotting factors as long as it has been thawed correctly. Fresh frozen plasma can be used to expand the plasma volume, as long as the packed cell volume of that patient is within normal limits. However, there is always a concern when administering blood products of an anaphylactic reaction and so patients receiving these products should be closely monitored.
[[Category:Fluid Therapy]]