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A Previously Healthy, Blood Type O+, 22-Year-Old Woman Is Admitted

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A previously healthy, blood type O+, 22-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital forf gastrointestinal bleeding. She has a hematocrit of 25%. She receives three units of blood. During administration of a fourth unit, she develops severe back pain, shortness of breath, fever, decreased blood pressure, and reddish brown urine. Which of the following is the most likely result of these findings?


A) ABO incompatibility
B) Bacterial contamination of the blood
C) Rh factor incompatibility
D) Elevated immunoglobulin E

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