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Transfusion related acute lung injury
Transfusion-related acute lung injury or TRALI is a potentially fatal complication of a blood transfusion. It's characterized by an acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome happening within 6 hours of blood product transfusion.
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A 49-year old asked:
Are there any known ways to treat transfusion related acute lung injury?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is transfuion rlated acute lung injury (trali)?
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A 42-year old asked:
What exactly is transfuion related acute lung injury (trali)?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 52-year old female:
Friend with stage 4 nsc inoperable lung cancer with mets and lymph node spread, diagnosis march 2013, needed blood transfusions today.Hr140.Ideas?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 52-year old female:
Today my friend was told she will not go into remission.Dr.Will not do more chemo.Pain meds increased.Blood transfusion.Stage 4 lung cancer, mets.Hope?
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A male asked:
78 yrd uncle has lung cancer bone mets now weakness in legs, blood transfusions 3 x pwk & referred to palliative team. How long left approx.?
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A 66-year old male asked:
My 25 yo son lost his leg to osteo sarcoma july 2019 above knee amputation he now has lung doing chemo needs transfusions monthly should he be taking vitamins and zinc and iron suppliments
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A 45-year old asked:
Why is one of the blood transfusion reaction symptoms back and chest pain?
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A 43-year old female asked:
My 74 year old mother. Is thinner than ever, exhausted. Shes had scans of everywhere, her head, chest, abdomen, countless bloodwork. Shes seen many DR was low in iron but had transfusion didnt help. What to do now? What diseases can be missed?
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A 67-year old female asked:
My sister has a hemoglobin level of 4. She is on her 3rd bag of blood transfusion. They can not find where the bleeding is coming from. Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, chest x-ray and EKG were all OK. What should be her next step?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I undergo blood tranfusion last august 6-8,2014 and i get 4 bags of blood, and now i can feel dizzynes, chest pain, and hard to breath anythig wrong?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Please can someone explain the nature of chest pain associated with acute kidney injury? Ive been having mild chest pain when breathing in and out, nausea, passing urine 1/2 times a day, flank pain in both sides, negative for uti on dipstick?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could you explain the difference between active lung disease & lung injury?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are long-term complications of traumatic injury to the lungs?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the difference between active lung disease. Lung injury?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the difference between lung injury and active lung disease?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What might be the reasons for formation of small blebs on lungs. I have blebs of less then 1cm on lungs. I don't even smoke. And I don't even have lung injury. Does rise in body temperature results in formation of blebs?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I was treated for sob, after tests they saw scarring on my lungs. But I never had phenumonia, serious injury or trauma.What causes the lung scaring?
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A female asked:
Tingling on and off near left shoulder blade. I googled it which one should never do! Lung cancer was even listed as a cause! I'm 32. No injury. ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can hyperventilation from a panic attack or tic-ing (I have tourettes) cause a lung over expansion injury? Or can I not worry about that during panic?
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A 53-year old female asked:
The upper left side of my back was scratched against a wooden bar in the basement. I could see a reddish line on my skin, a little above my left shoulder blade. Can this injury harm or injure my left lung?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can an airbag going off cause a lung injury?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do active lung disease&lung injury differ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can a old punctured lung injury cause chest pain later in life?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What could cause ESR & CRP to be consistently low? Mine stay low even w/high wbcs, high ldh, confirmed injury/infection (spontaneous lung rupture) etc
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A 26-year old male asked:
If I inhales some insects, too small to be rarely seen by naked eyes (far far smaller than ant), could they reach my brain or cause any fatal injuries to lungs? please explain?
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A 16-year old female asked:
My left rib is feeling tender and hurts to move or sleep on. No injury. And i'm having some back pain in the lung area. Any idea?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Sharp pain hard to breathe when I went to pick up 2 Gallon milk. It was sudden. lasted 2 minutes.Can this be a back injury or a muscle injury already had? Feel as if kick in my side where my lungs and side are my right side between ribcage and hip.
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A 61-year old female asked:
I have intense left shoulder blade pain that comes and goes, had it a couple of days now, no injury or heavy lifting, I am right handed. No other symptoms. I do have osteoarthritis in both shoulders, but no pain. No fever, lung mild change in copd???
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A 36-year old female asked:
I am suddenly breaking out in little bruises on the Inside arms with no injury. I have Graves disease and had a thyroidectomy , I also have a heart arrithmia and low Ferratin which I have had a iron transfusion for. Should I be concerned ?
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