Part 2 Flashcards
Used to prevent immunization to D antigen
Rh Immune globulin (RhIG)
Cannot be used in weak-D typing due to its composition as IgM
Saline reactive
Newborn test that is not needed unless the cause of HDFN is in question
Elution
Rh blood group that you can transfuse to Rh positive patient
Rh + and Rh -
Amniocentesis or Chorionic villus sampling can be performed as early as
10-12 weeks gestation
Usually a combination of monoclonal anti-D reagents from different clones (due to D antigen with many epitopes) to ensure reactivity with broad
spectrum of Rh positive RBCs
Monoclonal Antibody
Recommended interval of RhIG administration for Non-immunized Rh negative mothers w/ Rh + fetus after delivery
72 hours
During hemolysis, IgG coated RBCs are removed from the circulation by the
Littoral cells
During antenatal RhIG immunization, DAT may result ___ in newborn
positive
have been linked to production of high tittered IgG ABO antibodies and severe HDFN during pregnancy (2 pts)
- Tetanus toxoid administrations
- helminth parasite infection
Rh antibodies are produced after exposure to foreign RBCs via (2 pts)
transfusion and pregnancy
method Used for massive Fetomaternal hemorrhage
Fetal Screen Rosette Method
True or False: First born is unaffected with Rh HDFN due to the mother hasn’t been immunized.
True
reagent that Can cause false positives
High protein anti D reagent
How much bilirubin can
cause “Kernicterus” or brain tissue damage
18-20mg/dL
True of False: RhIG can be use for mother with a D-negative infant
False; RhIG is not for mother with a D-negative infant
rh typing reagent that contains IgM immunoglobulins
Saline reactive
method for fetomaternal hemorrhage wherein Maternal blood is smeared and treated with acid and then stained with counter stain
Kleihauer-Betke test – Acid Elution stain
antibody screening should be done during
first trimester
True of False: History of past transfusions or pregnancies is
unrelated to the occurrence and severity of ABO HDFN
True
True or False; ABO incompatibility of the newborn and mother can cause HDFN
True
appearance of Rh antibodies during primary exposure
within 120 days
Why does saline reactive reagent CANNOT be use in weak D typing?
Because saline active reagent composes IgM that are too big to recognized small amounts of Rh antigen
In HDFN, Anemia develops due to
hemolysis
Occurs when IgG attaches to specific antigens on
the fetal RBCs
Hemolysis
ABO HDFN is always limited to A or B infants with what blood type of mother
O mother
Severe anemia and hypoproteinemia leads to
development of high-output cardiac failure with
generalized edema, effusions, and ascites which results to
Hydrops fetalis
True or False: ABO HDFN can occur in first pregnancy and in
any pregnancy
True
Most potent antigen
D-antigen
reticuloendothelial system rapidly clears RBCs coated with these IgG class
IgG1 and IgG3
When was High-Protein anti-D reagents developed
1940s
In Kleihauer-Betke test – Acid Elution stain, Fetal Cells remain
pink