The article confirms what I just wrote. Albumins are proteins. If you add more albumins, the ratio changes.
replydilution = change of ratio. Just giving blood is not dilution.
I was waiting for someone to consider the idea of synthetic dilutants.
replyBut a further horror is: you’re dumping your crud on the person getting your transfusion? I guess it’s better than dying in ER.
Yeah, unless your blood is significantly more cruddy than average, the recipient shouldn't really care that you had ulterior motives behind donating.
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