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FNHTR

Also known as febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reaction. A type of transfusion reaction in which fever is identified during or shortly after transfusion of a blood product but there is no clinical or laboratory evidence of hemolysis. The differential diagnosis of fever associated with transfusion includes, but is not limited to, acute red cell hemolysis, sepsis from a contaminated product, or transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI).