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What is the most frequent cause of circulatory overload?

The most important initial step in evaluating a suspected hemolytic transfusion reaction is to:

Select TWO regulatory agencies or legislations related to immunohematology.  Briefly describe your selection and how it affects the standards and practice of blood banking.

Physical or chemical damage of the transfused red blood cells can result in:

What makes an antibody significant?

The transfusion nurse calls the blood bank 5 minutes after a unit of packed cells were issued to say that the unit is not needed at this time. It is important for the nurse to bring the unit back immediately so that the temperature of the unit does not exceed:

What is Kell’s antithetical partner?

Describe the difference between a positive autocontrol and a positive DAT.  What is being tested in each situation?  What are we trying to detect?  What conclusions can be drawn from each positive test?

Describe the difference between an abbreviated crossmatch and a full crossmatch.  Identify a situation or patient characteristic in which you would complete each.

A blood component should be transfused within: