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7. Risks: Hemolytic Reactions

Acute or delayed hemolytic reactions are rare but can be serious due to kidney injury from substances damaged blood cells may release. Hemolysis is a process of red blood cell destruction that happens due to mismatched blood type. Symptoms include fever, nausea, back pain, and dark urine. This reaction is more common in people who have had previous blood transfusions, as the body remembers and targets the foreign cells. Careful monitoring allows doctors to quickly intervene and limit the effects of the reaction.

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