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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
hypersensitivity reactions ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... reaction, Haemolytic ... recruitment of leucocytes ... hypersensitivity #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Reactions: • Immune ... Reaction (FNHTR ... common immune reaction ... Reaction (AHTR) ... Reaction (DHTR)
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Reactions Immune ... Reaction (FNHTR ... common immune reaction ... Reaction (AHTR) ... Reaction (DHTR)
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Reactions TRALI ... without other cause ... #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... insufficiency - Transfusion ... reaction - Pulmonary ... - Transplant rejection ... Noninfectious #Causes
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
shortly following a transfusion ... #Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #Reaction #TRALI ... #TACO #Comparison ... #Table
Blood Transfusion is NOT a Benign Thing - Salim R. Rezaie @srrezaie

Table of frequency of transfusion
Rezaie @srrezaie Table ... reactions. ... #Diagnosis #Blood ... #Reactions #Events ... #Incidence #Table
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
and Extrinsic Causes ... hemolysis, hemolytic transfusion ... reactions) - Dr ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Algorithm
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... reaction, Paroxysmal ... reaction • Intrinsic ... Extravascular #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Jaundice/Hemolytic reactions ... reaction - Tumor ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #potassium