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1
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it takes how many ml of FMH to isoimmunize the mother?

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atleast 0.01mL

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when is Rho(D) immune globulin given to the pregnant woman?

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before 12 weeks

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a mini-dose of 150 mcg Rho(D) immune globulin will suppress immune response to how much Rh+ RBCs?

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2.5 mL

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after 12 weeks, how much dose of Rho(D) immune globulin is recommended?

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300mcg

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A standard dose of Rho(D) immune globulin (300 mcg) covers FMH up to

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15mL fetal RBC

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HbF is resistant to

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alkali denaturation

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is an acid-elution assay performed on maternal blood to determine the amount of HbF that has passed into the maternal circulation

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Kleihauer-Betker Test

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the smear in KB method is stained via what method?

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Shepard’s method

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The fetal red blood cells are left ____ in color, and the maternal cells appear ____due to the absence of staining.

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rose-pink “ghost-like”

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How many cells are counted in KB test?

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2000 cells

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formula used to estimate total amount of FMH

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percentage of fetal cells = number of fetal cells X 100 / total number of RBCs.

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is a qualitative screening test performed on a maternal blood sample to determine if FMH has occurred between an Rh-positive fetus and an Rh-negative mother and serves as a useful screening test.

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Rosette test

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The rosette test is performed by incubating the Rh-negative maternal venous whole blood sample with____

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anti-Rho(D) immune globulin

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In rosette test, enzyme treated indicator cells are added, only binding to the fetal cells that were present and sensitized, resulting in a process called

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erythrocyte rosetting pattern

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threshold of KB test

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5 mL (thus, highly specific but with low sensitivity)

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One vial of Rho(D) immune globulin contains ___mcg and protects against ___mL of fetal blood.

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300 30

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Volume (mL) of fetal blood formula:

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Volume (mL) of fetal blood = Percentage of fetal cells x 50

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Number of Vials of 300 mcg RhIG required formula:

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Number of Vials of 300 mcg RhIG required = Volume of fetal blood/30 mL

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combined equation: number of vials

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Number of vials* = Percentage of fetal cells x 50 / 30

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number of agglutinates to render positive in rosette test and suggests a significant FMH (>30 mL)

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3 or more in 10 fields or 7 or more in 5 fields

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indicator red cells used in Rosette test which will bind to the antibody-coated infant RBCs causing agglutination

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ficin treated R2R2

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RHD pseudogene (Rh—) commonly in

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Africans

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Del (Rh—) commonly in

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Asians

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RoRo genotype commonly in

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African Americans

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Ror common in
Caucasians
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Rh antigen passes through the RBC wall __times and resides on the
12
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Rh antigens are transporters of?
Ammonia
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Rh genotypes which possesses the largest number of D antigen sites
R2R2
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Rh antigen with the highest frequency to caucasians and african american
e antigen
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largest number of D antigen sites on Rh phenotypes
D—
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has 92.7% - 92.9% Rh(+) individuals
Hispanic and African American
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D negative in initial typing but detectable at IAT phase
Weak D
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only weak D mechanism which produces anti-D
Partial D/ D Mosaic
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Rh antigen is normal, but the steric arrangement of C interferes with D expressiongenotype: DCe/dce
Position effect: C in trans to D
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D antigen is structurally complete but is hidden
Weak D
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RBCs possesses an extremely low number of D antigen sites (20 sites/RBC)
Del
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a weak D antigen mechanism which mosly occurs in 39% of Southeast Asians
Del
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solution in Del (weak D)
adsorption and elution
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a weak D mechanism at which 1 or more D epitopes within the entire D protein is missing/altered
Partial D/ Mosaic
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weak D form that causes HDFN bcos of formed anti-D but is still typed as Rh (+)
Partial D/ Mosaic
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Rh antibody:antigen complex destruction/hemolysis mechanism
extravascular destruction
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type of anti-D reagent with reduced incubation time
high protein anti-D reagent
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this anti-D reagents allows you to perform weak D testing and slide testing
High protein anti-D reagents
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potentiators used in high protein anti-D reagent
bovine albumin and dextran
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Rh typing reagent which breaks the disulfide bonds in the antibody allowing it to relax
chemically-modified reagent
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it is performed to define antibody specificity of Rh if DAT is positive
Elution stuies
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Rh null is also negative for what antigen? what antigens are decreased?
negative: LW and FY5decreased: S, s, U (also decreased in Rhmod)
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if an Rh null cell is exposed to Rh (+/-) blood, it will form what antibody?
Anti-Rh29
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this antibody will show reactivity with cord blood regardless of Rh type
Anti-LW
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common american african Rh haplotype
Dce
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Rh antibodies of greatest clinical significance
IgG1 and IgG3
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reagent used in Kleihauer-Betke Test
Citric acid
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what phenotype of both c & e are present in the same haplotype
f
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it is also known as a compound antigen
f
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what phenotype has a compound antigen (C & e) on the RhCe protein
rhi
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antigen present in most D+ cells and all C+ RBCs
G
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antigen present on all RBCs at which antibodyformed is directed to entire protein from RhCE genes
Rh17 (Anti-Rh17 reacts with all RhCE antigens)
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low prevalence antigens associated with a specific category of partial D
Rh23, Rh30, Rh40, Rh52
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rare phenotype often found in white
Rh33 (Har)
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associated with rare variant haplotype RoHar
Rh33
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this gene codes for normal c amounts but reduced e, f, Hro, D
RoHar gene
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rare ohenotype primarily found in African American
Rh32
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low prevalence antigen associated with R1[D(C)(e)]C and e antigens are expressed weaklyD antigen ang exaggeratedly expressed
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aka crawford antigen
Rh43
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rare phenotype found in Africans
Rh32
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rare phenotype which has a low prevalence in Caucasian and prevalent among African American
V and VS
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produces anti-Rh17 or anti-Hro
D—

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