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5 types of Acute Immunologic Transfusion Reactions
Hemolytic, Intravascular Febrile Allergic Anaphylactic TRALI (Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury)
Cause of Hemolytic, Intravascular transfusion reaction
Immediate destruction of donor RBCs by recipient Ab
Clinical Signs of Hemolytic, Intravascular transfusion rxn
Fever; chills; shock; renal failure; DIC; pain in the chest, back and flank
Most serious Acute Immunologic Transfusion Reaction
Hemolytic, intravascular
Usually due to transfusion of ABO-incompatible blood
Hemolytic, intravascular
Laboratory findings in Hemolytic Intravascular Transfusion Reaction
HGB in urine & serum
Mixed-field DAT
decrease haptoglobin, hgb, hct
Cause of febrile transfusion reaction
Anti-leukocytes Abs or cytokines
Medicine that can be use to premedicate febrile transfusion reaction
Antipyretics (aspirin, acetaminophen)
Clinical Signs of Febrile Transfusion Reaction
Increase greater than or equal to 1 degree Celsius during or after transfusion
Cause of Allergic Acute Immunologic Transfusion Reaction
foreign plasma protein
Treatment for Allergic Transfusion Reaction
Antihistamines
Clinical Signs of Allergic Transfusion Reaction
Hives(urticaria), wheezing
Cause of Anaphylactic Transfusion Reaction
Anti-IgA in IgA deficient recipient
Rare but dangerous kind of transfusion reaction
Anaphylactic
Clinical Signs of Anaphylactic transfusion reaction
Pulmonary edema, bronchospams
Treatment for Anaphylactic transfusion reaction
Epinephrine
Transfuse with washed products
Most common cause of tf-related deaths in U.S
TRALI (transfusion related acute lung injury)
Cause of TRALI
Unknown. Possible donor Abs to WBC Ags
Transfusion reaction that recommended the use of plasma from female donors to reduce this transfusion reaction fatalities
TRALI
Clinical signs of TRALI
Fever; chills; coughing; respiratory distress; fluid in the lungs; decrease BP within 6 hrs of tf.
4 types of Acute Nonimmunologic Transfusion reactions
Sepsis
TACO (Transfusion-associated circulatory overload)
Nonimmune hemolysis
Hypothermia
Cause of TACO
too large a volume or too rapid rate of infusion
Cause of Hypothermia (Acute nonimmunologic tf rxn)
Rapid infusion of large amounts of cold blood
Cause of Nonimmune hemolysis (Acute nonimmunologic tf rxn)
Destruction of RBCs due to extremes of temp, addition of meds to unit
3 types of Delayed Immunologic Transfusion Reactions
Hemolytic, extravascular
Alloimmunization
TA-GVHD (Transfusion associated - Graft vs Host disease)
Type of Delayed nonimmunologic Transfusion reaction
Iron overload
Cause of Hemolytic, Extravascular ( Delayed transfusion reaction)
Donor RBCs sensitized by recipient IgG ab & removed from circulation
Laboratory findings in Hemolytic, Extravascular ( delayed tf rxn)
Increased Bili; Mixed-field DAT; decreased Haptoglobin; decrease Hgb & Hct; (+) antibody screening
Kidd Ab usually cause this type of delayed transfusion reaction
Hemolytic, extravascular
Cause of alloimmunization (delayed transfusion reaction)
Development of abs to foreign RBCs, WBCs, plt, plasma protein ff transfusion
Cause of TA-GVHD
Viable T lymphs in donor blood attack the recipient
Cause of Iron Overload (delayed nonimmunologic tf rxn)
Build up of iron in body
Composition of RhIG (Rh immune globulin)
Anti-D derived from pools of human plasma
RhIG means
Rh immune globulin
Purpose of RhIG
prevent immunization to D
Ag are on the
cells
Ab are on the
serum
Substance recognized as foreign and react with a complementary antibody or cell receptor
Antigens
Immunoglobulin developed in response to the presence of antigens
Antibodies
Type of antibody that is from another species
Hetero/Xenoantibodies
Type of antibody that is from individuals of the same species
Alloantibodies
Body’s own antigens
Autoantibodies
Discoved by Karl Landsteiner in 1900s
ABO Blood Group
Most significant for transfusion practice
ABO Blood Group
1st blood group discovered
ABO Blood Group
Landsteiner’s Rules for the ABO Blood Group
- A person doesn’t have Ab to his own Ag
2. Each person has Ab to the Ag he lacks
Develops as early as the 37th day of fetal life
ABO Ag
expression is fully develope by 2 to 4 years of age and remains constant for life
ABO Ag
ABO Ag are controlled by
Secretor (Se) gene
Inherited Homozygous (SeSe) or Heterozygous (Sese) genotype
Secretors
Inherited the sese genotype
Non-secretors (no ABH substance in secretions)
What are the ABO Abs
Anti-A
Anti-B
Anti-A,B
Absent at birth and start to appear around 3-6 months
ABO Abs
Developed shortly after birth ff exposure to ABO-like Ags in the environment
Naturally occuring Abs
Optimal temp for reactivity of IgM
24 deg celsius or lower
Develop in response to exposure to ABO-incompatible RBCs
Immune type Ab
Antibody that can cross the placenta
IgG
Structure of IgG
monomer
Number of Ag-binding sites of IgG
2
Optimal temp for reactivity of IgG
37 deg celsius
Ab that reacts best in IAT
IgG
Ab that can cause HDFN
IgG