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A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department because of altered mental status. She has a history of hypertension and breast cancer and weighs 65 kg. The patient has no prior history of transfusion. Her laboratory values are significant for a hematocrit (Hct) level of 20 %, platelets 12 K/µL, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level 2500 U/L, and creatinine 2.3 mg/dL. The prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) laboratory values are within normal range. A type and screen sample (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA anticoagulant) is submitted to the blood bank along with a request for two units of red blood cells (RBCs). In addition, urgent plasma exchange is requested.
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Friedman, M., West, K., Bizargity, P. (2016). Time to Change the Plasma. In: Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22342-1_30
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