If you have type B- blood, what antigen(s) do you carry on your RBCs?
If you have type AB+ blood, what antigens(s) do you carry on your RBCs?
If a person has type O+ blood, what type antigen(s) carry on your RBCs?
If you have type A+ blood, what antibody(s) do you carry in your blood?
If you have type B- blood, what antibody(s) do you carry in your blood?
If a person has type O+ blood, what type antibody(s) carry in your blood?
A woman with an unknown blood type comes into your hospital. When you mix her blood with an antibody serum it clots with anti-A but not anti-B and anti-D.
A man with an unknown blood type comes into your hospital. When you mix his blood with an antibody serum it clots with anti-D but not anti-B and anti-A.
A man is in critical condition and desperately needs a blood transfusion. He has type B- blood and there is no B- blood in stock. What other type of blood could he receive safely?
A woman is in critical condition and desperately needs a blood transfusion. She has O+ blood and there is no O+ in stock. What other type of blood can she receive safely?
For each of the blood tests pictured below, state the patient’s blood type by dragging the blood type to under their category. (1 point each)
A+
A-
B+
B-
AB+
AB-
O+
O-
Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Patient 4
Dr. Fisher is faced with a dilemma. A young boy was brought into his remote small town clinic in critical condition after a snowmobile accident. He has lost a lot of blood and is bleeding internally, so will require surgery resulting in more loss of blood. He needs a transfusion immediately, and typing his parents and collecting blood takes precious time.
His blood type is O+, but the clinic was running low on stores of blood and had only A+ and B+. Would either of these be all right to transfuse into the boy, or should Dr. Radner take the time to type and cross-match the child’s parents to see which of them might be a donor? Explain your answer completely, including a discussion of the antigens and antibodies involved.
Jesse needs a transfusion and they have type AB+ blood. Would it cause a problem if you transfused type B+ blood to them? Explain why or why not. Be specific; explain all you know about the antibodies and antigens involved.
