Alloimmunization Flashcards
1
Q
What is the chance that a mother becomes isoimmunized adter delivery if she refuses rhogam?
A
Less than 20%
2
Q
What noninvasive techniques are used to assess/detect fetal anemia?
A
Doppler missle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity
3
Q
How do we decide how much rhogam to give a mother?
A
Kleihaur-Betke test or flow cytometry to quantify the volume of fetomaternal hemmohage (10mcg/mL fetal blood so 30ml of fetal blood needs 300 mcg of rhogam)
4
Q
What mnemoic can you use to remember the risk posed by atypical antibodies?
A
Lewis Lives, Duffy dies, Kell Kills.
