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Transfusion Reaction


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Alternate Names : Blood Transfusion Reaction

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Calling Your Health Care Provider

Notify your health care provider if a blood transfusion is planned and previous transfusion reaction has occurred.

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• Definition
• Transfusion Reaction Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Transfusion Reaction Symptoms & Signs
• Transfusion Reaction Prevention
• Transfusion Reaction Diagnosis & Tests
• Transfusion Reaction Treatment
• Transfusion Reaction Prognosis
• Transfusion Reaction Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you

Diseases & Conditions

• Acute Kidney Failure
• Anemia

Tests & Exams

• Bilirubin
• CBC
• Coombs' Test - Direct
• Coombs' Test - Indirect
• Fibrin Degradation Products
• Haptoglobin
• Hematocrit (HCT)
• Hemoglobin
• RBC Count
• Serum Hemoglobin

Other Topics

• Antibody
• Antigen
• Back Pain - Low
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Fever
• Flank Pain
• Immune Response
• Intravenous
• Protein in Diet
• Rashes
• Shock
• Urine - Bloody

Review Date : 6/5/2003
Reviewed By : Ezra E. W. Cohen, M.D., Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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