Blood Bank Exam 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What type of reaction?:
-Fever >2 degrees over baseline
-Chills
-Mild Discomfort
A
Febrile transfusion reaction
2
Q
How can a febrile transfusion reaction be treated?
A
Culture the unit, if unit is negative, pre-medicate patient with Tylenol and give leuko-depleted cells in the future.
3
Q
What type of hemolysis occurs in immediate hemolytic transfusion reactions?
A
Intravascular
4
Q
What are the type of immediate transfusion reactions? (5)
A
-Allergic
-Febrile
-Circulatory
-Hemolytic
-Bacteria contaminated unit
5
Q
What are the signs of an urticarial allergic transfusion reaction?
A
Rash and hives
6
Q
What test is negative with all nonimmune immediate hemolytic transfusion reactions?
A
DAT
7
Q
What is usually the cause of an immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction?
A
Wrong ABO given
