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. 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 3.1g/L   RBC 2x1012/L WBC 2.4x109/L Platelet 93x109/L Hemoglobin 11g/dL Hematocrit 30% Does she need further workup? What laboratory work up?

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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.

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

3.1g/L

 

RBC

2x1012/L

WBC

2.4x109/L

Platelet

93x109/L

Hemoglobin

11g/dL

Hematocrit

30%

  1. Does she need further workup?
  2. What laboratory work up?
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