A friend goes to get a blood transfusion. Blood cells are 95%water you notice the nurse hanging a bag of 60%glucose to inject to your friend instead of blood. You will tell stop what did you think would happen to your friend's blood cells if they were transfused with sugar water instead of blood?

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Alexis Swanson

Biology

31 October, 19:03

A friend goes to get a blood transfusion. Blood cells are 95%water you notice the nurse hanging a bag of 60%glucose to inject to your friend instead of blood. You will tell stop what did you think would happen to your friend's blood cells if they were transfused with sugar water instead of blood?

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Kara Warren · Answer 1

The sugar will result in a formation of a clot the WBC cannot overcome and can result in a cardiac arrest, so the nurse should be stopped immediately.