PN3006 skills info UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hemolytic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Occurs when there is destruction of transfused
red blood cells due to incompatibility (usually ABO mismatch)
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
fever
chills
back pain
dark urine
febrile reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Non-hemolytic reaction caused by recipient
antibodies reacting to donor white blood cells.
onset usually minutes to hours
sometimes days to weeks after transfusion
s/s:
fever
chills
allergic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Mild reactions due to allergic response to
proteins in the transfused blood.
onset minutes to hours
, s/s:
rash,
itching,
hives.
anaphylactic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Severe allergic reaction
often due to selective immunoglobulin A deficiency
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
resp distress
hypotension
shock
circulatory overload (TACO) - CORRECT ANSWER an excess in intravascular fluid
volume. causes pulmonary edema and resp distress. usually in pt with heart or kidney conditions.
can lead to heart failure.
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
crackles
HTN
sepsis - CORRECT ANSWER Dangerous infection of the blood (blood transfusion was
infected)
onset minutes to hours
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hemolytic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Occurs when there is destruction of transfused
red blood cells due to incompatibility (usually ABO mismatch)
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
fever
chills
back pain
dark urine
febrile reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Non-hemolytic reaction caused by recipient
antibodies reacting to donor white blood cells.
onset usually minutes to hours
sometimes days to weeks after transfusion
s/s:
fever
chills
allergic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Mild reactions due to allergic response to
proteins in the transfused blood.
onset minutes to hours
, s/s:
rash,
itching,
hives.
anaphylactic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER Severe allergic reaction
often due to selective immunoglobulin A deficiency
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
resp distress
hypotension
shock
circulatory overload (TACO) - CORRECT ANSWER an excess in intravascular fluid
volume. causes pulmonary edema and resp distress. usually in pt with heart or kidney conditions.
can lead to heart failure.
onset minutes to hours
s/s:
crackles
HTN
sepsis - CORRECT ANSWER Dangerous infection of the blood (blood transfusion was
infected)
onset minutes to hours
