A Unit of Packed Red Blood Cells Was Ordered for a Patient

question 22

Multiple Choice

A unit of packed red blood cells was ordered for a patient. Twenty minutes after the blood began infusing, the patient developed dyspnea, chest pain, bloody urine, and a decrease in blood pressure. The nurse would characterize this as which type of transfusion reaction?

• A) Allergic
• B) Febrile nonhemolytic
• C) Delayed hemolytic
• D) Acute hemolytic

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