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A 41-year-old woman with a history of menorrhagia is referred to the emergency department (ED) because of severe anemia, hemoglobin (Hgb) level 5.5 g/dL, and dyspnea on exertion. The patient has had multiple pregnancies but no transfusions and reports taking no medications other than over-the-counter multivitamins. A type and screen sample (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [EDTA] anticoagulant) is submitted to the blood bank along with a request for transfusion of two units of red blood cells (RBCs).
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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Jhang, J.S. (2018). Cruising for a Bruising. In: Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90960-8_51
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