EXPERIMENT 4-7 IH Flashcards
common immunohematologic reaction
-HEMAGGLUTINATION
-HEMOLYSIS
most common immunohematologic reaction
HEMAGGLUTINATION
sample used in experiment 4
5% red cell suspension
disruption or destruction of rbc membrane
hemolysis
what is added to 5% rcs to yield positive reacTION FOR HEMOLYSIS
distilled water
what is added to 5% rcs to yield negative rESULT FOR HEMOLYSIS
NSS
this is termed as the clumping together of the rbcs resulting from interaction of rbc antigen to antibody
HEMAGGLUTINATION
interpret: intact cell button with clear supernatant
NO HEMOLYSIS
absence of cell button with red supernatant
complete hemolysis
presence of cell button with pink supernatant
partial hemolysis
interpret w+
tiny agglutinates turbid background
why is microscopic examination necessary
- to differentiate pseudoagglutination from true agglutination
- to determine mixed field reaction
- to confirm a negative reaction
false positive sources of error
-clotted specimen
-bacterial contamination
-metal contamination of NSS
-dirty glasswares
- overcentrifugation
-overreading
-contaminated AHG
false negative sources of errors
- inadequate washing of red cells
-inadequate incubation - old serum sample
- serum/AHG not added
- underfilling
- undercentrifugation
- cell suspension too weak/too heavy reactivity
-non-reactive AHG
developed gel method
DR. YVES LAPIERRE