Immunohematology and Blood Banking

Question 1

The study of immunologic reactions involving all components of blood.

Answer 1

Immunohematology

Question 2

a separate area in clinical laboratory hospital where blood is collected from donors.

Answer 2

blood banking

Question 3

The study deals with antigens, antibodies, and antigen-antibody
reactions of the blood.

Answer 3

Immunohematology

Question 4

The act of giving blood for testing, processing, and distribution.

Answer 4

Blood donation

Question 5

blood donation is voluntary. True or False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The Egyptians use blood bathing to rejuvenate the skin while Aristocrats used to drank blood. True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Pope Innocent VII took blood from three young boys and transfused it to himself to cure his disease. True or False

Answer 7

False (Pope Innocent VIII)

Question 8

With the use of the anticoagulant, Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD), the blood is good for 21 days, the same with Citrate Phosphate Dextrose (CPD) and CP2D (2x Dextrose). True or False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine (CPDA-1) lasts for 45 days. True or False

Answer 9

False (35 days)

Question 10

Additive solutions are used with CPDA-1 to prolong storage to 42 days. True or False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Most important blood group system and discovered by Karl Landsteiner.

Answer 11

ABO Blood group

Question 12

Most common blood type

Answer 12

Type O

Question 13

Antigen present in blood type O

Answer 13

none

Question 14

Antigen present in blood type A

Answer 14

Antigen A

Question 15

Antigen present in blood type AB

Answer 15

Antigen A and Antigen B

Question 16

Antigen present in blood type B

Answer 16

Antigen B

Question 17

Antibodies in the ABO group system are naturally produced. True or False

Answer 17

True

Question 18

The antibody in blood type O

Answer 18

Anti-A and Anti-B

Question 19

The antibody in blood type A

Answer 19

Anti-B

Question 20

The antibody in blood type AB

Answer 20

none

Question 21

The antibody in blood type B

Answer 21

Anti-A

Question 22

_________ are used to determine which antigens are on the red cells

Answer 22

Antisera

Question 23

The universal donor

Answer 23

type O

Question 24

The universal reciever

Answer 24

type AB

Question 25

Second most important blood group system

Answer 25

Rh blood group system

Question 26

Five important Rh Antigens

Answer 26

D,C,E,c,e

Question 27

the most important and immunogenic | antigen

Answer 27

D

Question 28

D is present = Rh-negative D is absent = Rh positive True or False

Answer 28

False (D is present = Rh positive D is absent = Rh negative)

Question 29

Series of procedures designed to ensure the safety of transferring blood

Answer 29

crossmatching

Question 30

Blood typing and crossmatching must be done to prevent harmful transfusion reactions between the recipient and donor blood. True or False

Answer 30

True

Question 31

It must be performed before the transfusion of blood components containing red blood cells

Answer 31

crossmatching

Question 32

the patient serum is mixed with the donor red blood cells to find out if a reaction will happen

Answer 32

major crossmatch

Question 33

the patient red blood cells are mixed with the donor serum to find out if a reaction will happen

Answer 33

minor crossmatch

Question 34

It detects if there are antibodies in the patient serum that can destroy the transfused red blood cells from the donor

Answer 34

major crossmatch

Question 35

detects if there are antibodies in the donor serum that can destroy the patient’s red blood cells.

Answer 35

minor crossmatch

Question 36

If the major crossmatch is positive and the minor crossmatch is negative the blood is compatible with the patient. True or False

Answer 36

False (incompatible)

Question 37

If the minor crossmatch is positive and the major crossmatch is negative the blood is compatible with the patient but only the PRBC. True or False

Answer 37

True

Question 38

If both of the minor and major crossmatch are positive, the blood is compatible with the patient. True or False

Answer 38

False (incompatible)