Transfusion Medicine - Fung Flashcards
In blood bank testing, what are the first things to come off in the immediate spin>?
IgM and random shit
What comes off in the IAT phase of blood bank testing?
RBCs coated with IgG +/- complement
T/F: Abs that react with IAT are more significant than those that come off in the immediate spin
true
Describe the DAT?
IgG coated RBCs are taken from the pt and washed. Anti-IgG is added and the cells agglutinate
Describe the IAT?
Pt serum is taken to test for presence of IgG that will bind to TEST RBCs; anti IgG is added and it all agglutinates
What types of molecules determine blood groups?
Proteins, glycoproteins, and glycolipids
T/F: IgM can cross the placenta
FALSE
What is the only type of Ig that can cross the placenta and cause hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDFN)
IgG
What type of Ab requires previous exposure and is warm reactive?
IgG
What type of Ab is cold reactive and is naturally ocurring?
IgM
Type (1/2) chains of the ABO blood group are glycoproteins and glycolipids free floating in the secretions and plasma
type 1
Type (1/2) chains of the ABO blood group are glycolipid and glycoprotein ANTIGENS bound to the red cell membrane
type 2
Which type of ABO chain shows B1-4 linkage?
type 2
Se gene modifies type (1/2) chains to produce H antigen
type 1
H gene modifies type (1/2) chains to produce H antigen
type 2
H antigen is further modified to make what two antigens?
A and B
What is the O antigen with respect to the H antigen?
Naked H with no further mod
T/F: ABO expression is codominant
true
What other tissue types carry the ABO system?
platelets, endothelium, kidney, heart, lung, bowel and pancreas
ABO ags are present on fetal RBCs by week (blank)
6
By what age do ABO blood groups reach adult levels?
year 4
What are the most common blood groups and their percent frequency?
O 45
A 40
B 11
Fung says 40 40 8
What is the Bombay (Oh) blood type?
lacks of H, A, and B Ags
What causes the Bombay blood type?
lack of H and Se genes (hh,sese)
Because the Bombay blood type doesn’t have H ag, they can’t make any (blank) for ABO, so they react to fucking everything
ABO antigens
T/F: Bombay blood types cannot be transfused because they will always have a transfusion reaction
true
How do you give blood to a Bombay blood type?
has to be an autologous donation
T/F: Antibodies to ABO are naturally ocurring and activate complement
true
T/F: ANTIBODIES to ABO will cause a delayed HTR (hemolytic transfusion rxn)
FALSE; IMMEDIATE
At what age to ABO ANTIBODIES appear and at what age do they reach adult levels?
appear at four months
adult levels at 10 years
T/F: ABO Abs may disappear with age
true
What type of Abs do A people make?
Anti-B IgM that is warm reacting
What type of Abs do B people make?
Anti A IgM that is warm reacting
what type of Abs do O people make?
Anti-A,B IgG that is warm reacting
Group O moms put their fetuses at risk of (blank) because the anti-A.B IgG can cross the placenta
HDFN
Describe forward blood typing?
Similar to DAT: test for the Ags attached directly to PT RBCs
Describe reverse blood typing?
Similar to IAT: test for the Abs in the serum that react to TEST RBCs
Explain why in blood typing a group A will be pos for Anti-A and B cells???
You’re testing the blood group, so if you add AB to look for bond Ag (forward), youre going to get a pos Ab to the actual blood group (So anti-A for A), and in reverse typing, you should have Abs against OTHER cells than the blood group (so pos for B cells if you have type A)
What are the two genes that code for the Rh blood group?
RhD and RHCE
T/F: Rhd: either you got the D or ya don’t
true; either the D Ag is present or nothing, there is no secondary form
Rh D, E, and C, (both lower and upper case), in descending order which three Ags make the most Ab?
D, c, E
What percent of D negative people make D Ab
80%
Rh Abs can result in (intra/extra)vascular hemolysis
extravascular hemolysis
What two Rh Abs cause severe HDFN?
anti D and anti-c
What two Rh Abs make mild HDFN?
antiC and anti-e
T/F: HDFN usually happens with the first pregnancy
false; UNLESS mom was previously transfused
What is normally the Rh type of mom and baby that leads to HDFN?
mom is D neg and baby is D pos
When do you give RhoGam?
at 28 weeks then again less than 72 hours before baby’s birth
Who do you give rhogam to?
D neg with positive baby or D negative with pregnancy complications or invasive procedures
What are the contraindications for Rhogam?
D neg female who already has anti-D abs
D pos females
D neg mom with D neg baby (duh)
What is the dosing of Rhogam?
on full vial (300ug) per 30 ml of D pos whole blood or one vial per 15ml of D pos RBCs
What are the three ways we determine the percentage of fetal-maternal hemorrhage?
- fetal blood screen: qualitative
- Kleihauer-Betke: quantitative but poorly reproducible
- Flow: quantitative and accurate
KB% x blood volume of mother =
baby blood in mom
When giving Rhogam, you always round up (blank) times for a decimal less than five and (blank) times for a decimal greater than five
round up once for decimal 5
What Lewis blood group is found in secretors?
Leb
What Lewis blood group is found in non-secretors?
Lea
T/F: Lewis blood groups are insignificant
true
Are lewis blood groups warm or cold reacting?
cold reacting
Which MNS system groups are cold reacting and insignificant?
antiM and antiN
Which MNS system groups are significant and warm reacting IgG?
AntiS, anti-s, anti-U, REQUIRES EXPOSURE