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Which blood group system is responsible for determining the positive or negative part of your blood type?
Which blood group system is responsible for determining the positive or negative part of your blood type?
- Clear part of blood called plasma
- Antigens and antibodies
- ABO group system
- Rh system (correct)
What are antigens?
What are antigens?
- The clear part of blood called plasma
- The body's natural defence system
- Sugars and proteins that coat the surface of a red blood cell (correct)
- The combination of sugars and proteins in your blood
Why is giving someone blood from the wrong ABO group life-threatening?
Why is giving someone blood from the wrong ABO group life-threatening?
- Because it can lead to infection
- Because it can cause an allergic reaction
- Because it can cause blood clots
- Because it can cause the body's natural defence system to destroy the blood cells (correct)
Which blood group system is considered the most important in determining someone's blood type for blood transfusion?
Which blood group system is considered the most important in determining someone's blood type for blood transfusion?
How many human blood group systems are recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)?
How many human blood group systems are recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)?
What is the main cause of blood type change in individuals?
What is the main cause of blood type change in individuals?
Which blood group system is the most important in human-blood transfusion?
Which blood group system is the most important in human-blood transfusion?
What is the most significant Rh antigen?
What is the most significant Rh antigen?
Which population has a higher prevalence of Rh negative blood types?
Which population has a higher prevalence of Rh negative blood types?
How many blood-group systems have been identified in addition to the ABO and Rh systems?
How many blood-group systems have been identified in addition to the ABO and Rh systems?
Which blood product is quick-frozen to retain the labile clotting factors V and VIII?
Which blood product is quick-frozen to retain the labile clotting factors V and VIII?
Which blood group system is particularly important for females of child-bearing age or patients with known need for many transfusions?
Which blood group system is particularly important for females of child-bearing age or patients with known need for many transfusions?
Which blood type can receive plasma from any blood group?
Which blood type can receive plasma from any blood group?
Which blood type is often called universal donors in transfusions of packed red blood cells?
Which blood type is often called universal donors in transfusions of packed red blood cells?
Which blood group system poses the highest risk of complications upon mixing of blood from different people?
Which blood group system poses the highest risk of complications upon mixing of blood from different people?
Which branch of hematology is concerned with the study of blood groups and provides a transfusion service for blood and other blood products?
Which branch of hematology is concerned with the study of blood groups and provides a transfusion service for blood and other blood products?
What is the procedure called when a patient receives their own blood for transfusion?
What is the procedure called when a patient receives their own blood for transfusion?
What is the standardized system of labeling used in blood banks to ensure correct identification of blood specimens?
What is the standardized system of labeling used in blood banks to ensure correct identification of blood specimens?
Which blood group system did Karl Landsteiner discover?
Which blood group system did Karl Landsteiner discover?
Which blood group system is responsible for determining the positive or negative part of your blood type?
Which blood group system is responsible for determining the positive or negative part of your blood type?
What blood group did Landsteiner initially classify as group C?
What blood group did Landsteiner initially classify as group C?
Who discovered and designated four blood types in 1907?
Who discovered and designated four blood types in 1907?
What was the reason behind the joint recommendation made by the American Association of Immunologists, the Society of American Bacteriologists, and the Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists in 1921?
What was the reason behind the joint recommendation made by the American Association of Immunologists, the Society of American Bacteriologists, and the Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists in 1921?
What did Landsteiner suggest in 1927 to substitute Janský's and Moss's systems with?
What did Landsteiner suggest in 1927 to substitute Janský's and Moss's systems with?
What was the confusion surrounding the use of the letter O in the blood group classification?
What was the confusion surrounding the use of the letter O in the blood group classification?
What did the Permanent Commission on Biological Standardization adopt in 1928?
What did the Permanent Commission on Biological Standardization adopt in 1928?
