all the types of blood Flashcards

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What are the types of antigens

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A, B, O, AB

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what is the rhesus factor

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RH+ RH-, having a RH+ means you have the RH factor and being RH- means you don’t have it

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what does it mean when a person is a type O

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Type O has neither a A antigen or B antigen

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what does it mean if a persons AB

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it means they both have A and B antigens

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whats agglutination

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it’s clumping of the red blood cells when two incompatible blood types mix this can clog the blood vessels blocking the circulation this cause damage to the organs

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whats compatible with +A and -A antigens

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+A is compatible with -O and itself and -A for -A itself and -O

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whats compatible with +B and -B

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+B likes +O and the other B’s and -B only likesit self and -O

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whats compatible with +AB and -AB

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+AB loves everyone and -AB only likes itself

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whats compatible with +O and -O

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+O only likes other Os and itself and -O hates everyone but itself but its the universal blood type

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what happens if a pregnant woman is bearing a child with a different RH factor then the mom

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on the first pregnancy, it will effect the mom and the mom makes antibodies if it happens again on the second pregnancy if it happens again those antibodies could get into the placenta and destroy their blood cells.

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what is the deises if antibodies from a first pregnancy make it into the blood stream

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its called hemolytic disease of a newborn which can do damage to a child

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