Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Blood transfusion reaction
Symptoms
Bloody urine - Chills
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Fainting ordizziness Fever -
Flank pain or back pain Rash
Symptoms of transfusion reaction usually appear during or right after the transfusion. Sometimes, they may develop after several days (delayed reaction).
Signs and tests
This disease may change the results of these tests:
Bilirubin CBC Coombs' test, direct - Coombs' test, indirect
Fibrin degradation products Haptoglobin Hematocrit Hemoglobin RBC count Serum creatinine Serum hemoglobin Urinalysis
Previous Section
Review Date: 12/13/2010
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz.
Previously reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of
Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD,
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General
Hospital (3/2/2009).
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
