Blood Typing Flashcards

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ABO System

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Major system of blood typing

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Blood Typing

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Blood of one person is different from another’s due to presence of antigens on surface of erythrocytes; major method of typing blood is ABO system and includes types A, B, O, and AB; other major method of typing blood is Rh factor, consisting of two types, Rh+ and Rh-

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Rh Factor

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Antigen marker found on erythrocytes of persons with Rh+ blood

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Rh-Negative (Rh-)

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Person with Rh- blood type; person’s RBCs do not have Rh marker and will make antibodies against Rh+ blood

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Rh-Positive (Rh+)

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Person with Rh+ blood type; person’s RBCs have Rh marker

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Type A Blood

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One of ABO blood types; person with type A markers on his or her RBCs; type A blood will make anti-B antibodies

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Type AB Blood

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One of ABO blood types; person with both type A and type B markers on his or her RBCs; since it has both markers, it will not make antibodies against either A or B blood

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Type B Blood

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One of ABO blood types; person with type B markers on his or her RBCs; type B blood will make anti-A antibodies

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Type O Blood

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One of ABO blood types; person with no markers on his or her RBCs; type O blood will not react with anti-A or anti-B antibodies; therefore, is considered universal donor

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Universal Donor

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Type O blood is considered universal donor; since it has no markers on RBC surface, it will not trigger reaction with anti-A or anti-B antibodies

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Universal Recipient

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Person with type AB blood has no antibodies against other blood types and therefore, in emergency, can receive any type of blood

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