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 color 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 _________________.

Fill in the blanks with correct word


transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
Possible adverse outcomes that result from transfusion therapy include transmission of diseases, circulatory overload, and TRALI characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema with onset within 6 hours of transfusion.

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