The shelf life of blood with CDPA -: (A) 2 weeks, (B) 3 weeks d, (C) 5 weeks, (D) 8 weeks
Answer is C. citrate-phosphate-dextrose with adenine (CPDA-1) preservative was developed. The addition of adenine improved the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the stored blood, which prolonged the storage of blood/red cells at 2-4 degC to 35 days. Ref: Medscape