The respiratory distress syndrome associated with transfusions, called TRALI (transfusion-related lung injury), on the other hand, constitutes a serious risk that may be presently underestimated ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):112-126. There is no diagnostic test or pathognomonic finding for TRALI, so the diagnosis is one of exclusion. Other causes of respiratory distress ...

When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...

About 1,000 of these recipients will develop transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). A few hours after blood infusion, people who experience this complication suffer from respiratory ...

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The government and researchers are warning that blood transfusions can cause a serious and often-unrecognized lung problem that has been linked to more than 50 deaths nationwide since 1990.

The symptoms that you may experience include a chronic dry cough, chest pain, and difficulty breathing during physical activity. Blood clots that block the arteries leading to the lungs are called ...