Hemolytic Disease Of the Newborn/Autoimmune Disease/Alternative procedures Flashcards
Eryhroblastosis fatalis
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
Fetal red cells are coated with maternal antibodies that correspond to specific fetal antigen
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
Caused by immune _____ from the mother crossing the placenta and agglutinating fetal cells
Isoagglutinins
Condition for HDN to occur:
Baby should be positive for the antigen
Mother should be negative for antigen
Mother must contain specific Abs
Ab must be IgG
Unconjugated bilirubin causing kernicterus
> 18g/dL
Most common type of HDFN
ABO HDN causing mild jaundice
Most severe type of HDFN
Presence of Stomatocytosis
Rh HDN
HDN can be caused by:
Duffy, MNS, Kidd,Kell
HDN cannot be caused by:
Lewis, I,P1
Amniotic fluid absorbance is determined using ______
Spectrophotometric assay
At 365-550nm; bilirubin peaks at _____
450nm
Plot of absorbance in _______ (Absorbance against gestational age)
Liley graph
Mildly affected with HDN
Zone 1
Moderately affected (careful monitor)
Zone 2
Severe in Liley graph
Zone 3
Rh antibody production is stimulated during _______
delivery, wherein fetomaternal hemorrhage occurs
at least _____ of fetal RBC pass into maternal circulation
30mL
to prevent HDFN, Rh (-) mothers most be given ______
Rhogam
at ___ weeks gestation, the mother must be given Rhogam or within ____ hours after delivery of Rh D
28 weeks, 72 hours
Qualitative determination for Fetomaternal hemorrhage
Fetal screen Rossette method
Quantitative determination for fetomaternal hemorrhage
Kleihauer Betke Acid Elution Test
Uses citric acid buffer and causes maternal cells to burst while fetal cells remain intact
Kleihauer Betke Acid Elution Test
FMH formula
FMH=(% fetal cells x maternal blood volume)/100
Average maternal blood volume
5000mL