LabQ 2024 Clinical Laboratory: Transfusion Medicine 

Faculty/Authors
Afroza Ahammed, CLS, MLS (ASCP)CM, SBB^CM
Clinical Laboratory 
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Santa Clara, California  

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 03/31/2024
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2026 

• define transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI);

• describe the symptoms and diagnostic criteria (medical and laboratory) for TRALI;

• explain the role of leukocyte antigens and antibodies in TRALI;

• describe measures that should be taken to mitigate the risk of TRALI; and

• explain what should be done when this type of transfusion reaction is suspected.