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Which of the following is characteristic of the VEL blood group system?

A postpartum woman was crossmatched for 2 units of packed red cells. The first unit was issued at 3:15 AM. At 3:45 AM, the nurse called the blood bank to say the patient had of fever of >38°C. The transfusion was stopped and a post-transfusion specimen was drawn. The unit and identification tags were returned to the blood bank. The DAT on the specimen was negative and hemolysis was absent. All visual and clerical checks were satisfactory. What type of transfusion reaction has occurred in this patient?

According the AABB Standards, minimum labeling requirements for compatibility testing include:

Which of the following is the most likely reason whole blood would be used for a transfusion?

Elution techniques:

Which of the following is the acceptable storage temperature range for shipping whole blood?

Which of the following is the immunodominant sugar for Blood group B specificity?

Which of the following specific gravities would represent a specimen that is likely not urine?

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