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When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
shortly following a transfusion ... challenging to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #Reaction #TRALI ... TACO #Comparison #Table
Suspected Transfusion Reaction Algorithm:
#Diagnosis #Management #Transfusion #Reaction #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
Suspected Transfusion ... Reaction Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Management #Transfusion ... #Reaction #TRALI ... #TACO #Algorithm
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Reaction (FNHTR ... common immune reaction ... Reaction (AHTR) ... Reaction (DHTR) ... - Allergic reaction
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Reaction (FNHTR ... common immune reaction ... once had another reaction ... Reaction (AHTR) ... Reaction (DHTR)
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Transfusion Reactions ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency - Transfusion ... reaction - Pulmonary ... - Transplant rejection ... Noninfectious #Causes #Differential
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... Examples: Acute transfusion ... reaction, Haemolytic ... Tuberculin test, Graft rejection
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iatrogenic: • Transfusion ... reaction • Malignant ... #Differential #
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukemoid reaction ... myeloproliferative disorders ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... Leukemoid Reaction ... in a leukemoid reaction
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
HUS) • Other: Transfusion ... reaction, Paroxysmal ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... reaction • Intrinsic ... Extravascular #Causes #differential