THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
TRANSFUSION
Question
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Acute hemolytic reaction
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Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
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circulatory overload
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common immediate adverse reactions to transfusion are fever, chills and urticaria. The most potentially significant reactions include acute and delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions and bacterial contamination of blood products.
Detailed explanation-2: -Types of transfusion reactions include the following: acute hemolytic, delayed hemolytic, febrile non-hemolytic, anaphylactic, simple allergic, septic (bacterial contamination), transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), and transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO).
Detailed explanation-3: -[3] In the US, the risk of adverse reactions due to blood transfusion is reported to be 0.2%, of which more than 80% are either allergic reactions or febrile nonhemolytic reactions.