A Patient Has a Rise in Temperature and Chills During

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient has a rise in temperature and chills during a transfusion.The transfusion is stopped,and a posttransfusion blood sample is carefully drawn.What should the transfusion service immediately perform upon receipt of this postreaction sample?

• A)Perform a clerical check, observe the color of serum and perform an antibody screen
• B) Perform a clerical check, observe the color of serum and perform a direct antiglobulin test
• C) Perform an antibody screen and a direct antiglobulin test
• D) Perform an antibody screen and a crossmatch

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