Animal care transfusion reactions

Question 1

immunologic reactions

Answer 1

the immune system has a reaction to donated blood
includes allergic reactions, hemolysis, etc

Question 2

non-immunologic reactions

Answer 2

doesn’t involve the immune system
ex: fluid overload, citrate toxicity (uncommon reaction to an anticoagulant used in transfusions), infectious disease transmission, bacterial contamination of transfused blood