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leilurhhh

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Which of the following causes of alloimmune hemolytic anemia accounts for the largest number of deaths?
 
  a. ABO blood type errors from patient misidentification
  b. Drug reactions to antibiotic agents
  c. ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn
  d. ABO blood type technical testing errors

Question 2

Which of the following is most often the result of human error?
 
  a. Erythroblastosis from anti-D
  b. ABO erythroblastosis
  c. Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction
  d. Immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Of those situations listed, ABO blood type errors from patient misidentification account for the largest number of deaths.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
An immediate transfusion reaction, often because of ABO incompatibility, is most often the result of human error. Erythroblastosis, whether because of ABO or anti-D, occurs as a result of a maternal-fetal incompatibility. A delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction occurs as a result of undetected alloantibodies, where the level of antibody was below the level of sensitivity at the time of transfusion.





 

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