Blood Group Antibodies Flashcards

1
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Warm reacting IgG mnemonic- Rich Daring Kidd can Kill MaNs

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Rh, Duffy, Kidd, Kell, MNS’

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2
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Reacts with an antigen on the patient’s own cells

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Autoantibody

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3
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Reacts with a foreign antigen not present on the patient’s own erythrocytes

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Alloantibody

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4
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Antigenic stimulus is unknown; occurs without exposure to antigens

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Natural occurring antibodies

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5
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Individual exposed to biochemical structures similar to A or B antigens in the environment (bacteria, pollen, plants)

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Non-RBC stimulated antibody

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6
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Produced after exposure to foreign erythrocyte antigens through transfusion or pregnancy

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Immune antibodies

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7
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Naturally occurring antibodies characteristics

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IgM, React at 4-22°C

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8
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Immune antibodies characteristics

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IgG, React at 37°C

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9
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Clinical significance of IgG

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Causes HTR (hemolytic transfusion reaction) and HDN (hemolytic disease of the newborn)

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10
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Red cells from homozygous individuals possess more antigens per red cell than those from heterozygous individuals

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Dosage effect

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11
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pH for antigen-antibody reaction

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6.5 to 7.5

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12
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Temperature for IgM and IgG antibodies

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IgM reacts at room temperature; IgG reacts at body temperature

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13
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Biphasic antibody

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auto-anti-P

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14
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Over centrifugation effect

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Causes false positive results

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15
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Under centrifugation effect

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Causes false negative results

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16
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Reagents that enhance IgG antibody detection by reducing zeta potential, promoting antibody uptake, or direct agglutination

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Enhancement medium

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17
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Increased concentration promotes rouleaux formation in enhancement medium

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Bovine serum albumin (22%)

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18
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Removes water molecules, enhances antibody detection by reducing surface tension and promoting closer interaction between cells

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Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

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19
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Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) incubation

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Incubate for 10-30 minutes without centrifuge to avoid false positive results

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20
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More effective than albumin or LISS for detecting weak antibodies in enhancement medium

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Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) effectiveness

21
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Enhancement medium used in antibody detection

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Protamine

22
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Enhancement medium used in antibody detection

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Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)

23
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Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS) component

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Contains 0.2% sodium chloride; reduces ionic strength and zeta potential, allowing more efficient antibody-antigen reactions

24
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LISS incubation time

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5-10 minutes

25
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LISS disadvantage

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Prone to false positives

26
Q

Use of enzymes in blood testing

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Target sialic acid and protein molecules to enhance or destroy specific antigens

27
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Enzymes that enhance antigen reactions

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Papain, Ficin, Trypsin, Bromelain

28
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Enzymes that enhance antigens

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Rh, Kidd, P1, Lewis, I antigens

29
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Enzymes that destroy antigens

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Fya, Fyb, M, N, S, Duffy, MNSS

30
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Antihuman Globulin Reagent (AHG)

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Used in Coombs’ test to detect antibodies and complement proteins attached to RBCs

31
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Coombs’ test discovery year

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1945 by Coombs, Mourant, and Race

32
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Kell antigen discovery

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Kell was the first antigen discovered using Coombs’ test

33
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Detects in vivo sensitization of RBCs with IgG/complement components

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Direct AHG

34
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Direct AHG procedure

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Washed RBC + AHG reagent; does not require washing

35
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Detects in vitro sensitization of RBCs

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Indirect AHG

36
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Uses of Indirect AHG

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Antibody detection, Antibody identification, Antibody titration, Red cell phenotyping, Crossmatching

37
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Indirect AHG procedure (patient’s red cells)

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Incubate with anti-sera, wash 3x, add AHG reagent, check cells

38
Q

Contains antibody to human IgG and to the C3d component of human complement

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Polyspecific AHG

39
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Contains only one antibody specificity: anti-IgG or antibody to specific components of complement (C3b or C3d)

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Monospecific AHG

40
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Mixture of antibodies from different plasma cell clones recognizing different epitopes or same epitope with different affinities

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Polyclonal AHG

41
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Derived from one clone of plasma cells, recognizes a single epitope

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Monoclonal AHG

42
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Red cells with attached antibody added to AHG negative result to confirm test validity

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Check Cells

43
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Prompt

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Answer

44
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Detects 100 to 500 IgG molecules per RBC and 400 to 1,100 molecules of C3d per RBC

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DAT sensitivity

45
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100 to 200 IgG or C3 molecules on the cell for a positive reaction

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IAT sensitivity

46
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Antibody-mediated clumping of particles expressing antigen on the surface

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Agglutination

47
Q

Rupture of red cells with release of intracellular hemoglobin

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Hemolysis

48
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Formation of an insoluble complex when soluble antigen reacts with soluble antibody

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Precipitation and flocculation