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Blood cells settle themselves according to their volume.
Some of the important groups:
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Pathology associated with the null phenotype of the RBC antigen
% % % %
A common
superstition in Japan
is that blood type is
an indicator of a
person's personality
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Rh antigen positive Rh antigen negative
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>precaution against cross-contamination & diseases
like hepatitis, HIV etc.
>recommend waiting = 6 to 12 months to allow the
tattoo’s design to properly heal.
PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS WHOLE BLOOD
PLASMA PLATELET
CONCENTRATE
Acute (<24 hours)
tachycardia,
cardiac arrhythmia
Acute (<24 hours)
loss of consciousness,
shock,
or cardiac arrest.
Delayed Reactions (>24hours)
➢commonly occurs about 4-8 days
after blood transfusion,
= may develop 3-4 weeks after transfusion
renal failure
falling liver
hematocrit dysfunction
FACTORS LEADING TO TRANSFUSION REACTIONS
IATROGENIC ERRORs
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IATROGENIC (Hospital)ERRORs
Nurse
Patient's Number of Type of
Clinical Attending Responsible
Blood Blood Units Transfusion
Diagnosis Physician for
Type Transfused Reaction
Transfusion
Leucopenia, or If different,
Post –transfusion blood = If DAT(+) Neutropenia , or Antibody
Antibody search if
(+) hemolysis Thrombocytopenia identified, another
mediated
Pre-transfusion blood = patient
hemolysis=
(-) hemolysis INCOMPATIBLE may be at
RED CELLS Donor’s risk; notify
TRANSFUSED Antibodies Do phenotyping of blood
against: transfused unit(s) supplier
INTRAVASCULAR for corresponding
(HLA), (HPA),
HEMOLYSIS antigen
or (HNA)
TRANSFUSION REACTIONS INVESTIGATION ALGORITHM (w/in 24Hr)