Wendy Marawi, a 35-year-old cancer patient, recently underwent a bone marrow transplant. During her teleconsultation with her doctor, she complains that she has been experiencing nausea and bowel movement discomfort, and she cannot sleep at night due to fever. The doctor requested the Blood Bank to investigate if there were some errors in the transfusion. a. What is her diagnosis? Explain your answer by correlating with the given laboratory data. b. What are the key symptoms seen in the situation? c. Does she need further workup? What other laboratory tests should be done?

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Wendy Marawi, a 35-year-old cancer patient, recently underwent a bone marrow transplant. During her teleconsultation with her doctor, she complains that she has been experiencing nausea and bowel movement discomfort, and she cannot sleep at night due to fever. The doctor requested the Blood Bank to investigate if there were some errors in the transfusion.

a. What is her diagnosis? Explain your answer by correlating with the given laboratory data.

b. What are the key symptoms seen in the situation?

c. Does she need further workup? What other laboratory tests should be done?

CHEMISTRY
ALP
92U/L
AST
35U/L
ALT
40U/L
Total bilirubin
1.5mg/dL
Total protein
8.5g/dL
Albumin
5.3g/dL
Creatinine
1.2mg/dL
BUN
23mg/dL
C3
3.1 g/L
Transcribed Image Text:CHEMISTRY ALP 92U/L AST 35U/L ALT 40U/L Total bilirubin 1.5mg/dL Total protein 8.5g/dL Albumin 5.3g/dL Creatinine 1.2mg/dL BUN 23mg/dL C3 3.1 g/L
HEMATOLOGY
RBC
2x1012/L
WBC
2.4×10L
Platelet
93×10°L
Hemoglobin
11 g/dL
Hematocrit
30%
Transcribed Image Text:HEMATOLOGY RBC 2x1012/L WBC 2.4×10L Platelet 93×10°L Hemoglobin 11 g/dL Hematocrit 30%
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