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Pulmonary edema associated with transfusion of blood products is a rather unfortunate but relatively common occurrence. Determining the underlying mechanism of the pulmonary edema is important for appropriate management of the patient and, depending on the cause, may have implications for the blood donor. Solve it!

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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Gur, H.D., Hilbert, T. (2023). Of Wind and Water. In: Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis, and Cellular Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14638-1_57

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