Blood Transfusion Reactions
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What is a transfusion reaction?

  • When donor and recipient blood types are compatible
  • When the donor's body rejects the recipient's blood
  • When donor and recipient blood types are not compatible (correct)
  • When the recipient's body rejects the transfused blood
  • What happens when plasma antibody meets its specific surface antigen during a transfusion reaction?

  • Antibodies will be attached to RBC bearing the antigen attaching them to another RBC which can block the small vessels (correct)
  • The donor's body immediately accepts the recipient's blood
  • Nothing happens
  • The recipient's body immediately accepts the transfused blood
  • What is the severity of the resulting transfusion reaction?

  • Mild headache and dizziness
  • Moderate fever and fatigue
  • Asymptomatic minor rise in the plasma bilirubin level
  • Severe jaundice and renal tubular damage leading to anuria and death (correct)
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