Transfusion 5% Flashcards
What blood type is universal RBC donor?
O-
What blood type is universal RBC recipient?
AB+
What is the second most immunogenic non-ABO antigen?
Kell
What is the purpose of leukocyte reduction? (4)
Reduce risk of:
Febrile nonhemolytic reaction
CMV transmission
HLA alloimmunization
Platelet refractoriness
What is the purpose of blood product irradiation?
Reduce risk of TA-GVHD
What is the purpose of washing blood products?
Severe or recurrent allergic or anaphylactic reactions
IgA deficiency
Intrauterine transfusions
Explain forward typing and reverse typing
Patient RBCs are mixed with sera that contain anti-A or anti-B IgM. Agglutination with either reagent indicates the presence of that Ag on RBC surface.
Reverse typing uses patient serum mixing with known RBCs
How does forward typing work with Rh antigen?
Only forward typing is needed. Unknown cells are tested against anti-D serum. If that patient is RhD-, there will be no reaction
What are some reasons why forward and reverse typing might not match?
If someone was recently transfused with type O blood
Newborns
Patients who received alloHCT from a different blood type
Some bacterial infections can cause a false B antigen to be detected on forward typing
What to do for patient with AIHA that needs transfusion?
Bloodbank testing will interpret the autoantibodies as there being no compatible blood.
Extended phenotypically matched cells may be needed, but don’t withhold transfusion
What transfusion reaction occurs within second/minutes of transfusion and is characterized by itching, hives?
Allergic/anaphylactic
Management of transfusion reaction where within second/minutes of transfusion and is characterized by itching, hives?
Stop transfusion
Antihistamines and steroids
What is the transfusion reaction where within seconds/minutes of transfusion you see fever, pain, hypotension, dark urine, and hemolysis
Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
Management acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
Stop transfusion
hydrate
diuresis
maintain alkaline urine environment
What is the transfusion reaction that occurs within hours of transfusion and characterized by fever, rigors, chills, DAT negative
Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction