When the antibodies in the patient's serum attack antigens on the erythrocytes in donor blood, this is known as ________.

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When the antibodies in the patient's serum attack antigens on the erythrocytes in donor blood, it results in a transfusion reaction. Coagulopathy refers to any disorder that affects blood clotting, hemophilia is a genetic disorder where the blood doesn't clot properly, and an embolus is a blood clot that has traveled in the bloodstream and is blocking a blood vessel.

When the Antibodies in the Patient's Serum Attack Antigens on the Erythrocytes