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Hematology and Oncology · Allied Health

Hematology: Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking

Blood type compatibility, transfusion reaction types, and blood product selection concepts for the allied health blood bank role.

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What antigen is present on the surface of red blood cells in blood type A?
A antigen
What antigen is present on red blood cells in blood type B?
B antigen
What antigens are present on red blood cells in blood type AB?
Both A and B antigens
What ABO antigens are present on red blood cells in blood type O?
Neither A nor B antigen
What antibody is found in the plasma of a person with blood type A?
Anti-B antibody
What antibody is found in the plasma of a person with blood type B?
Anti-A antibody
What antibodies are found in the plasma of a person with blood type AB?
Neither anti-A nor anti-B antibody
What antibodies are found in the plasma of a person with blood type O?
Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies
Which blood type is considered the universal red blood cell donor?
O negative
Which blood type is considered the universal red blood cell recipient?
AB positive
Which blood type is the universal plasma donor?
AB
Which blood type is the universal plasma recipient?
O
What defines a person as Rh positive?
Presence of the D antigen on their red blood cells
What happens if an Rh negative person is transfused with Rh positive blood?
They can become sensitized and produce anti-D antibodies
What causes hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn?
Maternal anti-D antibodies crossing the placenta and destroying fetal Rh positive red blood cells

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