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ABO blood group Flashcards

1
Q

TRUE/FALSE

ABO is considered the most important of all blood grouos

A

TRUE

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2
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TRUE/FALSE

HTR is common in ABO

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TRUE

*Severe

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3
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TRUE/FALSE

ABO is the most common cause of HDN

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TRUE

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4
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ABO Forward typing other names

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Front/ Direct typing

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5
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specimen for Direct/Front typing

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Patient RBC

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6
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Reagent for Direct typing

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commercial anti-sera

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7
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Anti-A sera is color ____

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Blue

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8
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Anti-B sera is color ____

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Yellow

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9
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what is detected ABO Forward typing?

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ABO antigens

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10
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Principle of ABO Forward typing?

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Agglutination

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11
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Reaction of blood groups to Anti-A and Anti-B sera

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A: A(+), B(-)
B: A(-),B(+)
AB:A(+),B(+)
O:A(-),B(-)

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12
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Principle of ABO Reverse typing

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Agglutination

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13
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other terms for ABO Reverse typing

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Backward/Indirect/Serum typing

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14
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specimen in ABO Reverse typing

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serum/plasma

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15
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reagent used in ABO Reverse typing

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Known A cells, Known B cells

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16
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ABO Reverse typing is for the detection of

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ABO antibodies

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17
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Reaction of blood groups to known cells

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A: A(-), B(+)
B: A(+),B(-)
AB:A(-),B(-)
O:A(+),B(+)

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18
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Blood type rich in H antigen

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blood type O

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19
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RELATIONSHIP between forward and reverse typing

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Inversely proportional

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20
Q

centrifugation time for ABO typing

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20 seconds

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21
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Grading agglutination reactions:

Several large agglutinates
few free cells

clear supernatant

A

3+

75%

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22
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Grading agglutination reactions:

many tiny agglutinates
may free cells
may not be visible w/o microscope

dark, turbid supernatant

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W+

weak +/-

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23
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Grading agglutination reactions:

no agglutinates
no aggregates

dark, turbid, homogenous supernatant

A

0

Negative

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24
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Grading agglutination reactions:

many small agglutinates
many free cells

turbid supernatant

A

1+

25%

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25
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Grading agglutination reactions:

one large, solid agglutinate
no free cells

clear supernatant

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4+

100%

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26
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Grading agglutination reactions:

a few isolated aggregates, mostly free floating cells, supernatant appears red

A

mixed field

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27
Q

“halo” or “puff smoke”

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mixed field

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28
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causes of mixed field

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receiving non-ABO-type specific RBCs, ABO subgroups (A3), and bone marrow or HSC transplantation

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29
Q

ABO GENOTYPE OF THE FF.:

A1
A2
A1B
A2B
B
O
A 
A1 = A1A1,A1O,A1A2
A2 = A2O,A2A2
A1B = A1B
A2B = A2B
B = BB,BO
O = OO
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30
Q

ABO genes found in chromosome

A

chromosome 9

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31
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dominant genes

A

A and B

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32
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Amorph/silent

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O

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33
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Enzyme for H

A

L-fucosyltransferase

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34
Q

Enzyme for AB

A

N-acetylgalactosyltransferase

D-Galactosyltransferase

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35
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Enzyme for A

A

N-acetylgalactosyltransferase

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36
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Enzyme for B

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D-Galactosyltransferase

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37
Q

Immunodominant sugar of A

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N-acetyl-D-galactosamine

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38
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immunodominant sugar of O

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none

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39
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Immunodominant sugar of AB

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N-acetyl-D-galactosamine

D-galactose

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40
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Immunodominant sugar of H

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L-fucose

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41
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Immunodominant sugar of B

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D-galactose

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42
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antigens for the following:

A
B
AB
H
O
A 
A = A
B = B
AB = AB
H = H
O = unchanged
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43
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precursor structure on which A and B antigens are made

44
Q

TRUE/FALSE

The H and Se genes are part of ABO blood group system

45
Q

TRUE/FALSE

The H and Se genes influence inheritance of A and B antigen expression

46
Q

Linkage of Type 1

47
Q

linkage of type 2

48
Q

origin of type 2

A

Erythrocyte precursors

49
Q

origin of type 1

A

plasma/secretions

50
Q

antigen present in A1

51
Q

Reaction of A1 with anti-A1 lectin

52
Q

80% of the A population

53
Q

1-8% of A2 produces _____

54
Q

22-35% of A2B produces ____

55
Q

source of anti-A1 lectin

A

Dolichos biflorus

56
Q

A subgroups with (-) reaction on anti-AB

A

“MYel”

Am
Ay
Ael

57
Q

source of anti-B lectin

A

Bandeirea simplicifolia

58
Q

higher titer compared to anti-A or anti-B alone

59
Q

A1 and A2 subgroups were described by

A

von Dungern

60
Q

principle for detection of secretor status

A

Hemagglutination inhibition

61
Q

(+) result for hemagglutination inhibition

A

no agglutination

62
Q

most common to least common blood group

A

O > A > B > AB

63
Q

TRUE/FALSE

ABH can be seen in tissues and secretions

64
Q

composition of ABH antigens on RBC

A

Glycolipids, glycoproteins, glycosphygolipids

65
Q

composition of ABH antigens on secretions

A

glycoproteins

66
Q

ABH substance in saliva of A

67
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ABH Substance in saliva of B

68
Q

ABH Substance in saliva of O

69
Q

ABH Substance in saliva of AB

A

A, B, and H

70
Q

ABH Substance in saliva of nonsecretor

71
Q

ABO antibodies may be

A

IgG
IgM (Predominant)
IgA

72
Q

5th phenotype

A

BOMBAY (Oh)

73
Q

do not inherit the H gene

A

BOMBAY (Oh)

74
Q

Landsteiner’s Law

A

1) if Ag is already present on the RBC , the corresponding Ab must be absent from the plasma
2) If Ag is absent on the RBC, Ab must be present on the plasma

75
Q

ABO antibody production begins at _____ and peaks at _____

A

3 - 6 months ; 5 - 10 years

76
Q

only forward typing is performed on

A

Newborns

*they can’t produce antibodies yet, until they are 3-6 months or older

77
Q

a person’s blood type is his/her ____

78
Q

principle of detection of Secretor Status

A

Agglutination-inhibition

79
Q

positive result for detection of secretor status is

A

NO AGGLUTINATION

80
Q

Show weaker reactivity with commonly used antisera

A

ABO subgroups

81
Q

seed extracts that agglutinates human cells

82
Q

reported by Bhende in 1952 in Bombay, India

A

Bombay phenotype (Oh)

83
Q

Bombay phenotype

84
Q

Bombay genotype

85
Q

blood transfused to Bombay must be

A

from another Bombay (Oh)

86
Q

most common discrepancy

A

Group I Discrepancy

87
Q

unexpected reactions in the Reverse grouping due to weakly reacting or missing antibodies

A

Group I Discrepancy

88
Q

unexpected reactions in the Forward grouping due to weakly reacting antigen

A

Group II Discrepancy

89
Q

Caused by protein or plasma abnormalities and result in Rouleaux formation or Pseudoagglutination

A

Group III Discrepancy

90
Q

Caused by Miscellaneous problems

A

Group IV Discrepancy

91
Q

Group III Discrepancy resolved by

92
Q

acquired B phenomenon is only seen in ______

A

group A persons

93
Q

Group I Discrepancy resolved by

A

history; enhance reaction by incubation or addition of plasma

94
Q

Group III Discrepancy common in

A

Wharton’s jelly
plasma expanders
elevated fibrinogen
elevated globulin (Multiple Myeloma, Waldenstrom’s macoglobulinemia)

95
Q

Group I Discrepancy common in

A 
newborns
elderly
px with leukemia
hypogammaglobunemia
immunosuppressed
96
Q

Group II Discrepancy common in

A

Acquired B phenomenon
Subgroups A or B
BGSS
Hodgkin’s disease

97
Q

to detect true or acquired B

A

Acidified anti-B antisera

98
Q

Acidified anti-B antisera pH

99
Q

only blood group that affects Clinical transplantation

100
Q

-sugars that occupy the terminal positions of this precursor chain and confer blood group
specificity

A

immunodominant sugars

101
Q

beta 1 → 3 linkage

secretion

102
Q

beta 1 → 4 linkage

rbc

103
Q

represent phenotypes showing weaker and variable serologic reactivity with the commonly used human polyclonal antiA, anti-B, and anti-A,B reagents

A

ABO SUBGROUPS

104
Q

A subgroup demonstrated by

A

von Dungern

105
Q

show increased reactivity with anti-H lectin compared to A1 RBCs

106
Q

chir=merism

A

presence of 2 cell population in an individual

107
Q

inheritance of both AB genes from one parent and an O gene from another

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