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Ask a pathologist : blood product contamination
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-04)
This article answers the question: My patient developed a fever during a packed red blood cell transfusion. What is the likelihood that the fever is due to bacterial contamination of the blood product?...
Ask a pathologist : preoperative anemia management
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)
This article answers the question: My patient's blood type is O negative, but the platelet transfusion he received yesterday was Rh positive. What is the risk of developing an anti-D alloantibody after exposure to an Rh ...
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-01)
This article answers the question: After ordering a type and screen I was notified by the blood bank that my patient has cold autoantibodies. Does this mean that my patient has a cold agglutinin disease?...