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smalley
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01/27/08 - 03:04 PM

which of the following donor recipient combinations would leat likely produce a transfusion reaction
donor blood type recipient blood type
A B- A-
B A+ AB-
C AB+ B-
D O+ A-
E B- AB+

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01/27/08 - 03:25 PM

romano
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01/27/08 - 03:55 PM

E

AB is the universal recipient blood group, so then it's choice B or E. According to the rhesus group it is always better to transfuse Rh- blood. In emergency settings you always choose 0-, if you've got it...

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01/27/08 - 04:50 PM

Ivonne
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01/27/08 - 05:56 PM

E

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smalley
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01/27/08 - 07:30 PM

thanks guys smiling face

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01/28/08 - 08:18 AM

i c!

but O is universal donar ! so why not option D ?

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01/28/08 - 08:40 AM

inkspot wrote:
i c!

but O is universal donar ! so why not option D ?

because donor D is RH+ while the recipient is RH-... this combination would induce a reaction...

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01/28/08 - 11:23 AM

thanks! makes sense now! smiling face

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