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Diagnosis of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion

Diseases contagious from blood transfusion Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Diagnosis - Blood transfusion reaction

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Blood transfusion reaction: Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

CONFIRMING DIAGNOSIS Confirming a hemolytic transfusion reaction requires proof of blood incompatibility and evidence of hemolysis, such as hemoglobinuria, anti-A or anti-B antibodies in the serum, low serum Hb levels, and elevated bilirubin levels.

If you suspect such a reaction, have the patient’s blood retyped and crossmatched with the donor’s blood. After a hemolytic transfusion reaction, laboratory tests will show increased indirect bilirubin levels, decreased haptoglobin levels, increased serum Hb levels, and Hb in the urine. As the reaction progresses, tests may show signs of DIC (thrombocytopenia, increased prothrombin time, and decreased fibrinogen level) and acute tubular necrosis (increased blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels).

A blood culture to isolate the causative organism should be done when bacterial contamination is suspected.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005