A unit of blood was irradiated for a patient. It had 29 days before it expired. The unit's original expiration date was January 1, 2012. What expiration date should the LIS have given it when the modification was recorded?

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The unit's original expiration date was January 1, 2012. It had 29 days before it expired. So, the new expiration date should be 29 days after January 1, 2012, which is December 31, 2012.

A Unit of Blood Was Irradiated for a Patient