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    Blood Transfusion
    • Overview of Blood Transfusion
      • Blood typing
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    • Blood Donation Process
      • Testing Donated Blood for Infections
        • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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        • Syphilis
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    • Blood Products
      • Red blood cells
      • Platelets
      • Plasma
      • Cryoprecipitate
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      • Antibodies
      • White blood cells
      • Blood substitutes
    • Special Blood Donation and Transfusion Procedures
      • Plateletpheresis (platelet donation)
      • Double red blood cell donation
      • Autologous transfusion
      • Hematopoietic stem cell apheresis (stem cell transplantation)
    • Apheresis
      • Plasma exchange
      • Cytapheresis
      • Red blood cell exchange
    • Precautions and Adverse Reactions During Blood Transfusion
      • Fever
      • Allergic reactions
      • Fluid overload
      • Lung injury
      • Destruction of red blood cells
      • Graft-versus-host disease
      • Infections
      • Complications of massive transfusion
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