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TACO / TRALI
transfusion-associated circulatory overload / transfusion-related acute lung injury
Two serious transfusion reactions that both cause breathlessness. TACO is fluid overload from volume; TRALI is an immune lung injury.
How it gets tested
A differentiation item: high blood pressure and fluid signs point to TACO; fever and low blood pressure with lung findings point to TRALI.
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