except for investigating for signs of hemolysis and monitoring for severe signs and symptoms. The destination of the units of blood intended for that patient must be ascertained in order to avoid ...

Other tests aid in the investigation of hemolysis ... and cryoprecipitate as well as blood derivatives such as Rh immunoglobulin and coagulation factors, for inpatients and outpatients. Annually, ...

“Transfuse two units packed red blood cells” may ... including lysis of red blood cells (hemolysis), oxidative stress and blood clot formation driven by microparticles that form over time ...

Diagnosis: Alcohol-related anemia caused by acute hemolysis, sideroblastic anemia and cirrhosis. Management: Correction of anemia by blood transfusion (6 units), and prevention of recurrence by ...

Serologic Tests at the Time of the Initial Hemolytic Episode.* All drugs except prednisone were discontinued on February 20. Transfusion of 2 units of whole blood (on February 19 and 20 ...

Moreover, if a patient should subsequently be typed as Rh positive, he might be given additional units of Rh-positive blood. In either situation, serious hemolytic reactions may develop.