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What is the purpose of blood typing?
What is the purpose of blood typing?
- To diagnose a disease
- To determine a person's age
- To measure blood pressure
- To determine a person's blood group (correct)
Why is it important to cross-match donor and recipient blood for compatibility?
Why is it important to cross-match donor and recipient blood for compatibility?
- To determine the recipient's blood type
- To prevent the recipient from rejecting the donor's blood (correct)
- To check for infections in the donor's blood
- To ensure the donor has enough blood to give
What is autologous transfusion?
What is autologous transfusion?
- Transfusing blood from a family member
- Transfusing blood from a stranger
- Withdrawing a patient's own blood in advance of surgery (correct)
- Transfusing blood from an animal
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Study Notes
- Blood typing determines a person's blood group.
- It is important to know your blood group for blood transfusions or donations.
- Not all blood types are compatible.
- Receiving incompatible blood can trigger a dangerous immune response.
- Blood typing is done by mixing antibodies with a person's red blood cells.
- Cross-matching tests donor and recipient blood for compatibility.
- Donor red cells are mixed with recipient plasma and checked for agglutination.
- Checking the action of the donor's plasma on the recipient cells is advisable.
- Autologous transfusion involves withdrawing a patient's own blood in advance of surgery.
- Autologous transfusion can be used if a transfusion is needed during the surgery.
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