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Transfusion reaction

Transfusion reaction

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Is a type of:

Blood disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Rare

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Transfusion reaction
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Steroids
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Antihistamine
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How safe is it for a person to get a blood transfusion?

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Should I be worried at all about getting a blood transfusion?

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Does having a rare blood type make it harder to get transfusion?

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What are complications associated with having gone through blood transfusion?

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In what way can we check blood transfusion reactions during blood transfusion?

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What would cause a person to itch or get a rash while receiving a blood transfusion?

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How safe would you feel having sex with wife/husband after they have a blood transfusion?

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If an rh+ baby needs a blood transfusion, can he accept blood from both rh+ and rh- people?

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What would happen if you receive a small blood transfusion from a person not your blood type?

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Tomorrow i hv a blood transfusion at 8:00am may i eat and drink a lot before blood transfusion?

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I got a blood transfusion should I be worried about dying now. Been reading some disturbing things. 32 relatively healthy.

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Please explain if it is true once a person especially a child that had blood transfusion, meaning someone else's blood, change their behaviors?

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My son is a thal intermedia. We are giving him transfusion from our relatives to avoid transfusion related deseases. What will be his life expectency.?

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