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Suspected Transfusion Reaction Algorithm:
#Diagnosis #Management #Transfusion #Reaction #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
Suspected Transfusion ... Reaction Algorithm ... : #Diagnosis #Management ... #Transfusion #Reaction ... #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
shortly following a transfusion ... differentiating TRALI ... #Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #Reaction #TRALI ... TACO #Comparison #Table
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
Transfusion Reactions - Summary Cheatsheet
 • Hemolytic Reaction
 • Febrile Reactions
 • Transfusion Related Acute Lung
Transfusion Reactions ... Cheatsheet • Hemolytic Reaction ... • Febrile Reactions ... Acute Lung Injury (TRALI ... #Reactions #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Transfusion Reactions ... explain symptoms • Fever ... #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
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)
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... Examples: Acute transfusion ... reaction, Haemolytic ... Tuberculin test, Graft rejection ... #classification
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes of Fever ... insufficiency - Transfusion ... reaction - Pulmonary ... - Transplant rejection ... - Drug fever
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
peanuts), Hay fever ... Penicillin-induced drug reaction ... Dermatitis (ie. reaction ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Viral ... Iatrogenic: • Transfusion ... reaction • Malignant ... #Algorithm #causes