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ABO incompatibility

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Symptoms

The following are symptoms of transfusion reactions:

  • fever
  • blood in urine
  • back pain
  • feeling of "impending doom"
  • jaundice

Signs and tests
  • laboratory testing of patient's blood and transfused blood shows incompatibility
  • complete blood count (CBC) shows damaged red blood cells, may also show mild anemia
  • bilirubin level is elevated

Review Date: 02/01/2005
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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