The patient has received blood within the past 6 hours.The patient begins to feel short of breath and calls for the nurse.The nurse finds that the patient is dusky in colour with crackles throughout his lungs and is coughing up pink frothy sputum.The nurse calls the physician immediately,knowing that the patient is showing signs of _________________.

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The symptoms described, such as shortness of breath, dusky color, crackles in the lungs, and pink frothy sputum, are indicative of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), a serious complication that can occur after a blood transfusion.

The Patient Has Received Blood Within the Past 6 Hours