Reaction Flashcards
Cardiac monitorung of acute hemolytic rxns because of
Hypokalemia
Supportive care
ABC +/- pressors
Gen occurs within 2-10 days of tranx
Delayed hemolytic transfusion rxns
Usually due to senescent Ab on re exposure to foreign red cell
Delayed hemolytic transfusion
Hidtory of previous preg, trasfusion of rransplant
Usually extravascula and less severe than acute
Othe abs often rh and kidd
Delayed hemolytic transfusion rxns
Clinical presentation delayed hemolytic transfusion rxns
Falling hct, low grade fever, slight increase in indirect bill, spherocytes on blood smear
Diagnosis of delayed hemolytic transfusion rxns
New dat and new ab test when blood is ordered
Life threatening emergency
Anaphylactic rxns
Occurs with a few second to minutes following tranx
Anaphylactic reaction
Characterized by rapid onsetof anaphylaxis
Anaphylactic rxns
Can occur with all blood products but generally unseen with serum albumin, plasma protein fraction or coagulation factors
Anaphylactic rxns
Incidence of anaphylactic rxns
1 to 20-50,000
Treatment of anaphylaxis
Stop trans epi 0.3 ml of 1.1000 son IM
Consider IV epinephrine drip
ABC +/- pressor support
Presence of class specific Igg and anti IgA abs in patients who are IgA def
Selective IgA def is fairly common, occuring 1/300-500 people but majority of them do not develop abs
Similar snd occur primarily in east asian
Aphatoglobinemia with antihaotiglobin