Blog

To remove the interfering affects of auto-antibody in the presence of allo-antibody, the patients cells are first incubated with patient’s serum, then the cells are centrifuged and an antibody screen may be performed on this specimen.  This technique is know as:

What ABO type are screen and panel cells?

Which of the following is reason for indefinite deferral of prospective blood donors?  (hint: select 3)

Which of the following best describes an “emergency release” of blood products?

Define the term dosage as it relates to antibody identification.  How does it effect the reactions you will see with panel cells?  What is the mechanism by which this happens?

Platelets for transfusion must be:

The blood group system associated with susceptibility/resistance to malaria?

What immunodominant sugar is responsible for B specificity?

In antiglobulin testing using the ID-MTS Gel system:

Review the panel cell antigen profile below.   D C c E e Cw K k Kpa Kpb Jsa Jsb Fya Fyb Jka Jkb Lea Leb P1 M N S s Lua Lub Xga Gel Results + 0 + + + + + + 0 + 0 + 0 + + 0 0 + + 0 + 0 + 0 + + 0 Based on the results from this one cell, what antibody CANNOT be ruled out?