Why might some blood banking facilities prefer the use of monospecific IgG over polyspecifiic antihuman globulin (AHG) in their antibody screens?
Persons who are genetically P1 may serologically type as P2…
Persons who are genetically P1 may serologically type as P2 because of:
Which of the following techniques/reagents may be useful in…
Which of the following techniques/reagents may be useful in increasing the reactivity of anti-M?
What effect do enzyme-treated cells have on anti-I detection…
What effect do enzyme-treated cells have on anti-I detection?
Neutralization of antibody is applicable to all of the follo…
Neutralization of antibody is applicable to all of the following blood groups except:
Which antigen is expressed on C4B complement fragments?
Which antigen is expressed on C4B complement fragments?
A 2-unit crossmatch was ordered on a patient in the emergenc…
A 2-unit crossmatch was ordered on a patient in the emergency room. The patient’s antibody screen was negative. One unit was compatible and the other was incompatible at AHG. If the patient’s antibody screen was negative and the donor had no history of antibodies, what could be the reason for this reaction?
One drop of Coombs’ control cells was added to a negative an…
One drop of Coombs’ control cells was added to a negative antibody screen. No agglutination was observed after centrifugation. What course of action is taken?
Tests with which AHG reagents can determine if IgG, compleme…
Tests with which AHG reagents can determine if IgG, complement, or both are coating red blood cells?
I and i antigens are found in plasma, serum, and what other…
I and i antigens are found in plasma, serum, and what other possible source?