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Describe the appearance of rouleaux

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  • Appears as weak (loose) agglutination

- Stacked coins under the scope

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Explain why cord blood cells must washed 4-6x before testing

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Wharton’s Jelly causes spontaneous “agglutination”

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Explain the effect of a strong cold autoAb on ABO/Rh testing

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Patients w/ strong cold agglutinins will have their own cells coated w/ autoAb (usually autoanti-I) and have spontaneous agglutination

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Acquired B phenomenon

- Blood type that could demonstrate this reaction

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Type A looks like an AB

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Acquired B phenomenon

- In vitro reactions

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Weak reaction w/ anti-B

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Acquired B phenomenon

- Patient population

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Often associated w/ disease or infection of digestive tract (i.e., colon cancer)

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Acquired B phenomenon

- Type of blood to transfuse

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anti-A: 4+
anti-B: 0
anti-A,B: 4+
anti-A1 lectin: 4+
anti-H lectin: 0
Form anti-A1: No
Which subgroup of A is this?
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A1

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anti-A: 4+
anti-B: 0
anti-A,B: 4+
anti-A1 lectin: 0
anti-H lectin: 3+
Form anti-A1: Yes
Which subgroup of A is this?
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A2

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anti-A: 2+ (mf)
anti-B: 0
anti-A,B: 3+ (mf)
anti-A1 lectin: 0
anti-H lectin: 4+
Form anti-A1: Yes
Which subgroup of A is this?
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A3

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anti-A: 0
anti-B: 0
anti-A,B: 2+
anti-A1 lectin: 0
anti-H lectin: 4+
Form anti-A1: Yes
Which subgroup of A is this?
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Ax

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anti-A: 0
anti-B: 0
anti-A,B: 0
anti-A1 lectin: 0
anti-H lectin: 4+
Form anti-A1: Yes
Which subgroup of A is this?
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Ael

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13
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Why do recent transfusions of “out-of-group” blood cause ABO discrepancies?

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Causes mixed field reactivity

  • Exchange transfusions → remove patient’s blood and replace w/ donor blood
  • Fetal-maternal bleeding
  • A3 or B3 subgroups
  • Chimera (twins)
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Explain how patient history can be used to resolve discrepancies fo mixed field reactivity seen in forward grouping

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How does the age of a patient cause an ABO discrepancy?

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  • Elderly people have depressed Ab production

- Newborns don’t make Abs until 3-6 months (any Abs seen are of maternal origin- Foward

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Discrepancies of the forward typing

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  • Extra reactivity
  • Weak/missing reactivity
  • Mixed field reactivity
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Discrepancies of the reverse typing

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  • Extra reactivity

- Weak/missing reactivity

18
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What could cause extra reactivity in the forward typing?

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  • Rouleaux
  • Cold autoantibodies coating cells
  • Acquired B-like Ags
  • Polyagglutinable cells
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What could cause weak/missing reactivity in the forward typing?

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  • Subgroups of A or B
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What could cause mixed field reactivity in the forward typing?

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  • Recent transfusion w/ “out-of-group” blood
  • BM transplant
  • Exchange transfusions
  • Fetal-maternal bleeding
  • A3 or B3 subgroups
  • Chimeras
21
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Rouleaux

- Lab findings

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Appears as weak (loose) agglutination

- High proteins coat the cells and make them very sticky

22
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Rouleaux

- Associated conditions

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  • Multiple myeloma
  • Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
  • Wharton’s jelly on cord blood samples
  • Plasma expanders (dextran and PVP)
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Rouleaux

- Resolution

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  • Wash patient’s cells 4-6x w/ saline; true agglutination washes away, rouleaux disappears; no agglutination on repeat testing
  • Cord blood samples need to be washed 4-6x before original testing b/c Wharton’s jelly causes spontaneous “agglutination”
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Cold autoAbs

- Lab findings

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  • Patients w/ strong cold agglutinins will have their own cells coated w/ autoAb (usually autoanti-I) and have spontaneous agglutination
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Cold autoAbs | - Associated conditions
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae → autoanti-I | - Cold hemagglutinin disease → autoanti-I
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Cold autoAbs | - Resolution
- Wash patient's cells 4-6x w/ WARM saline | - Repeat ABO
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Acquired B | - Lab findings
- Group A looks like an AB (rxns w/ anti-B are usually weak) - Bacterial enzymes "eat away" the N-acteyl part of the group A sugar changing it into D-galactosamine, which cross-reacts w/ anti-B antisera
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Acquired B | - Associated conditions
Colon cancer
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Acquired B | - Resolution
Check patient's diagnosis
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Polyagglutination | - Lab findings
- Patient's cells have become T-activated (polyagglutinable) and react w/ all sources of human serum
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Extra reactivity in forward typing → Polyagglutination | - Resolution
Use monoclonal reagents (from mouse)
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Weak/missing reactivity in forward typing → subgroups of A or B - Associated conditions
- Leukemia | - Hodgkin's disease
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Weak/missing reactivity in forward typing → subgroups of A or B - Resolution
- Check patient's diagnosis - Anti-A1 lectin: only RBCs from A1 phenotype will agglutinate - Anti-H lectin: A1 cells will e weak or negative; other subgroups will be stronger (2+-4+) - Test w/ human anti-A,B: will be weakly reactive w/ subgroups of Ax and Bx (but negative w/ anti-A and/or anti-B) - Most sensitive tests, though rarely performed; adsorption/elution, secretor studies, serum transferase studies
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What could cause extra reactivity in the reverse typing?
- Rouleaux - AutoAbs (I and/or H) - AlloAbs
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What could cause weak/missing reactivity in the reverse typing?
- Age of the patient - Disease state - True chimera twins
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Extra reactivity in reverse typing → Rouleaux | - Resolution
Saline replacement technique - Set up usual reverse typing - Spin tubes - Take pipette and remove/discard plasma from each tube - "Replace" plasma in each tube w/ 2 drops saline - Spin and read * *True agglutination remains, rouleaux disappears
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Extra reactivity in reverse typing → AutoAbs | - Lab findings
- If anti-I and/or anti-H are present, all screening cells will be positive at IS phase
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Extra reactivity in reverse typing → AutoAbs | - Resolution
Wash patient's cells 4-6x w/ WARM saline; repeat ABO
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Extra reactivity in reverse typing → AlloAbs | - Lab findings
- Anti-A, screening cells will be negative - Anti-M,N, P, Le seen at IS phase and Ab screen will be positive - Anti-Rh, K not seen at IS phase but Ab screen will be positive
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Extra reactivity in reverse typing → AlloAbs | - Resolution
- Run ABID panel to prove the Ab 3+3 - Ag type patient to prove they can make the Ab (should be Ag negative) - Repeat reverse typing w/ A1 and B cells that are negative for the Ag
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Weak/missing reactivity in reverse typing → Age of patient | - Resolution
Enhance reactivity of IgM Abs - ↑ serum: cell ratio - Incubate for 10-30' @ RT - Incubate for 10-30' @ 4C (must run AC or gorup O cells for negative control) - Use for enzyme0treated reverse cells
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Weak/missing reactivity in reverse typing → Disease state | - Associated conditions
- Hypo- or agammaglobulinemia - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) - Lymphomas; malignant lymphoma - Immunsuppressive drugs

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