IMMUNOHEMA Flashcards
A branch of immunology which deals with the uses of immunologic principles to study and identify the different blood groups.
Immunohematology
Other name for immunohematology
Blood Banking
reaction of the blood once it is given to another person.
immunologic principles
the production of antibodies.
immune response
the reaction of the blood once it is given to another person.
Immunohematology
Blood banking performs..
ABO and Rh typing
Prepares blood and blood components for transfusion
Blood banking
Blood components
plasma or RBC or whole blood
Who discovered ABO Blood group system
Karl Landsteiner (1900s)
received the Nobel Prize (1930)
Karl Landsteiner (1900s)
He categorized the blood groups as A, B, and O
Karl Landsteiner (1900s)
4th major ABO blood type
AB
AB Blood type was discovered by
Alfred Von De Castelo and Adriano Sturli
Foreign agent
any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it.
Antigen
A test to determine the blood type of an individual.
ABO Blood Typing
To determine antigens in the RBCs of an individual by using commercially prepared antisera of known specificity
Cell typing (Direct or Forward typing)
To determine antibodies in the serum/plasma of an individual by using RBCs of known specificity
Serum typing (Backward, Indirect typing)
contains proteins known as antibodies
serum
reacts against antigen A
Anti-A
reacts against antigen B
Anti-B
Rh Blood group system
Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Weiner (1940)
They injected rabbits with ____________ monkey RBCs and Rh antibodies were produced.
Rhesus macaque
Rh antibodies + human RBCs = AGGLUTINATION
Rh POSITIVE
Rh antibodies + human RBCs = NO AGGLUTINATION
Rh NEGATIVE