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Blood Banking II Flashcards

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Special antigens

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1 Bombay antigen

2 Australia antigen

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Terminal carbohydrates of RBC

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Fucose

Galactose

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Subtypes

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O > A1 > B > A2 > AB

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Most basic surface antigen

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H antigen

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Has H-antigen only

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Blood type O

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Discovered that blood clumping is an immunological reaction

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Karl Landsteiner

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A antigen

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H-antigen + N acetyl-galactosamine

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Phenotype and genotype representations in the ABO blood typing system

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(Review)

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B antigen

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H-antigen + another galactose

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Located on the surface of RBCs

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Antigens

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ABO gene locus

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Chromosome 9

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No H antigen

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Bombay antigen

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Discovered Australia antigen

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Baruch Blumberg

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Causes susceptibility to certain diseases such as infectious mononucleosis and hepatitis infection

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Australia antigen

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T or F. ABO gene is autosomal

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T

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Co-dominant groups

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A and B

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Located in the blood plasma

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Antibodies

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Other term for reverse ABO screening

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Antibody screening

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Universal donor

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O+

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Location of Fy locus

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Near the centromere on the long arm of chromosome 1 (syntenic to Rh which is located near the tip of the short arm)

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Rh+

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RBCs carry the Rh or D antigen

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If a person inherited one group A gene and one group B gene, his RBC would possess both the A and B blood group antigens

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Co-dominance

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Rh Nomenclature

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1 Fisher-Race Classification (C, E, D minor subtypes)

2 Weiner Classification

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Weakly reacting D antigens

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Du

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Hemolytic anemia in fetus or neonate, caused by transplacental transmission of maternal antibodies to fetal RBCs

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Erythroblastosis fetalis

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Signs of erythroblastosis fetalis in the neonate

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1 Pallor
2 Hepatosplenomegaly
3 Jaundice

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Results from incompatibility between maternal and fetal Rh antigens

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Erythroblastosis fetalis

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Difference of M and N

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Amino acid sequence at positions 1 and 5

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Signifies active hemolysis in the neonate

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Hepatosplenomegaly

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AB-

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Universal recipient

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Easily destroyed by routine blood bank proteolytic enzymes (ficin, papain, and bromelin) because of their location

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M and N

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Surface antigens

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1 H antigen
2 A antigen
3 B antigen

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Signs of erythroblastosis fetalis in the mother

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Polyhydramnions

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Major RBC sialic acid-rich glycoprotein

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Glycophorin A

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Amino acid sequence of M

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Serine (1)

Glycine (5)

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Transmembrane proteins with loops exposed on the surface of RBCs

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Rh antigens

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A protein that carries many antigens

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Glyocophorin

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Difference of S and s

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Amino acids at position 29 on Glycophorin B

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Less easily degraded by enzymes because antigens are located farther down the glycoprotein

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S and s

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Amino acid at position 29 of s

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Threonine

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Detected on renal capillary endothelium and epithelium

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M, N, S

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Gene coding for GPB

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GYPB

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Amino acid sequence of N

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Leucine (1)
Glutamic acid (5)
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Not synthesized by RBCs; only adsorbed from plasma

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Lewis antigens

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Amino acid at position 29 of S

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Methionine

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Reagent: red cells

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Reverse ABO typing

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Duffy antigens

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Fya and Fyb

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Lewis antigens in secretions

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Glycoproteins

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Characteristics of Duffy antigens

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1 Destroyed by proteolytic enzymes (ficin, papain, bromelin), chymotrypsin, ZZAP
2 Do not bind complement
3 Stimulated by transfusion or pregnancy
4 Do not react with enzyme-treated RBCs

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Found on brain, colon, endothelium, lung, spleen, thyroid, thymus, and kidney cells

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Duffy antigens

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M and N:

S and s:

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Outer end of Glycophorin A

Glycophorin B

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Not found on platelets, lymphocytes, monocytes or granulocytes

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M, N, S, Duffy antigens

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Similar to Rh system

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Kell system

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Location of genes GYPA and GYPB

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Chromosome 4

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Destroy Kell antigens

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1 Trypsin and chymotrypsin
2 Dithiothreitol (DTT)
3 ZZAP (a combination of DTT and papain or ficin)
4 Glycine-acid-EDTA
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Lewis antigens in plasma and on RBCs

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Glycolipids

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Other term for k

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Cellano

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Immunogenic in stimulating antibody production

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Kell antigens

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Most immunogenic in stimulating antibody production

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D antigen

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For ABO grouping

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Direct antiglobulin test

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Other term for K

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Kell

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Blood typing laboratory techniques

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1 Slide method and tube method

2 Gel method

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Reverse typing

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Patient serum + known RBC

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Implicated in severe hemolytic transfusion reactions and HDN

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Kell antigens

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Associated with chronic granulomatous disease

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McLeod syndrome

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Blood typing results interpretation

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(Review)

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Antisera

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1 Anti-A (blue)
2 Anti-B (yellow)
3 Anti-Rh/D (colorless, transparent)

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Detects antibodies

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Reverse typing

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Reverse grouping test procedure

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1 Label card with PID and remove foil
2 Add 50 mcl of each 0.8% reagent red cell suspension to a microtube (A1, A2, B cells)
3 Add 50 mcl of serum or plasma to each microtube
4 Spin card in ID centrifuge
5 Interpret results

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Gel method tests

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1 Forward antigen typing

2 Reverse ABO typing/Antibody screening

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Forward antigen typing procedure

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1 Prepare 5% cell suspension in Diluent 1 (Bromelin) 500 mcl diluent + 50 mcl blood or 25 mcl cell concentrate
2 Incubate at room temperature for 10 minutes
3 Label card with PID and remove foil
4 Add 10 mcl of cell suspension to each microtube
5 Spin card in ID centrifuge
6 Interpret results

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Test for serum

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Antibody screening

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T or F. A and O blood groups are dominant over B.

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F. A and B blood groups are dominant over O.

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Represents a tissue group

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Lewis system

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Forward typing

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Patient RBC + known antisera

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Gene coding for GPA

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GYPA

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Indications for ABO grouping

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1 Blood donors
2 Transfusion recipients
3 Transplant candidates and donors
4 Prenatal patients
5 Newborns
6 Paternity testing
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Uses human polyclonal antisera

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Direct antiglobulin test

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Detects RBC surface antigen

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Forward typing

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The most important and frequently performed procedure in the routine blood bank

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Cross-matching

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Determines compatibility between patient serum and donor red blood cells

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Type and cross

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Functions of cross-matching

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1 Determines compatibility of donor’s blood with recipient’s blood
2 Identifies matches for organ transplants
3 Detects clinically significant antibodies

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Two categories of cross-matching

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1 Major

2 Minor

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Three types of cross-matching

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1 Full
2 Immediate spin
3 Electronic

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Tests if the recipient has any antibodies to the antigens of the donor’s cells

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Major cross-matching

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Major cross-matching

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Recipient serum is tested against donor packed cells

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Minor cross-matching

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Recipient red cells are tested against donor serum

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Detects donor antibodies directed against a patient’s antigens

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Minor cross-matching

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Safest and most comprehensive type of cross-matching

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Full cross-matching

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Identifies that an agglutination reaction is caused by IgM rather than IgG or complement activation

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Immediate spin cross-matching

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Last guard to ensure a safe transfusion

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Electronic cross-matching

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Includes ABO/Rh typing of the unit and of the recipient, and an antibody screen of the recipient

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Electronic cross-matching

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Requirement of electronic cross-matching

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Patient: negative antibody screen

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Negative antibody screen

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1 No active RBC atypical antibodies

2 RBC atypical antibodies below the detectable level of current testing methods

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Three methods of cross-matching

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1 Saline method (slide and tube)
2 Albumin tube
3 Coomb’s test

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Detects the presence of expected antibodies

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ABO system

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Detects the presence of unexpected antibodies

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Antibody screening

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Unexpected antibodies

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1 Immune alloantibodies
2 Pollen
3 Fungus
4 Bacteria

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Clinically significant antibodies known to cause transfusion reactions and HDN

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1 Anti-A
2 Anti-B
3 IgG (react at 37 Celsius or in the antihuman globulin phase of the indirect antiglobulin test)

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Alloantibodies

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Antibodies to an antigen which an individual lacks

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Autoantibodies

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Antibodies to an antigen that a person has

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Antibody screening methods

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1 Tube method
2 Column agglutination
3 Solid phase interference

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Tube method procedure

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1 Add one drop of reagent to 2 drops of patient serum
2 Mixture is centrifuged and observed for agglutination or hemolysis at room temperature
3 Enhancement media is aded and the tubes are incubated at 37 Celsius
4 After incubation, antihuman globulin antisera is added and the tube is centrifuged and read
5 Agglutination and hemolysis mean antigen and its corresponding antibody are present
6 Antigram is consulted
7 Large panel of RBCs representing multiple donors can be tested with the recipient’s RBCs

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Used to determine preliminary identity in tube method of compatibility testing

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Antigram

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Listing of identified antigens present on the RBCs in each vial representing one donor

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Antigram

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Column agglutination procedure

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1 Precisely measured volumes of screening reagent RBCs (0.8% suspension in LISS) and plasma are incubated at 37 Celsius in the reaction chamber above the column matrix
2 Following incubation, plastic cards are centrifuged under carefully controlled conditions
3 IgG-coated RBCs agglutinate as they come in contact with the AHG reagent in the matrix and are trapped
4 Unagglutinated RBCs pass through easily and are found as pellet at the bottom

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Principles of solid-phase interference

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(Review)

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Solid-phase interference procedure

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1 Reagent RBCs are bound to the bottom of microplate wells. Serum and an enhancement reagent are added and incubated at 37 Celsius.
2 After washing to remove unbound serum globulins, indicator RBCs coated with AHG are added, and the plates are centrifuged
3 Interpret results

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Negative reaction in solid-phase interference

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Discrete button on the bottom of the well

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Positive reaction in solid-phase interference

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Antiglobulin coated indicator cells bind and cover the bottom surface of the well

Clinical Microscopy 2 (5 decks)

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