Serologic & Molecular Testing

Question 1

Technique that can be used to separate patient cells from donor cells in a recently transfused sickle patient

Answer 1

Rinse with hypotonic saline; donor cells with HgbA will muse while patient cells with HgbS will resist

Question 2

Chloroquine uses

Answer 2

weakens HLA and Rh antigens on RBCs

may be used to assist in testing when a patient has a warm autoantibody