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Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine

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A 70-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome presents for outpatient transfusion. His hemoglobin (Hgb) level is 6.7 g/dL. The patient received two units of red blood cells (RBCs) 2 months ago, and the antibody screen was negative at that time. A type and crossmatch sample (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [EDTA] anticoagulant) is submitted to the blood bank; two units of RBCs are requested for the patient.

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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Jhang, J.S. (2018). Hide and Seek. In: Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90960-8_12

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