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  #1

An One hr old infant has vomited with blood in it.

How will you determine if this blood belongs to

Baby or

Baby has vomited mother's swallowed blood

????


  #2

Apt test determines it.


  #3

Absolutely true>

Next question

What is the difference in use between
  1. Apt Test
  2. KB test

???


  #4

Apt test : Discrimination between fetal or maternal source in a sample of blood

KB test : assessment of the amount of fetomaternal hemmorrhage to know how much RhGam should be injected to mother esp in cases like manual seperation of placenta or placental abruption .

correct me if there it's not true


  #5

Apt test = Qualitative test for fetal blood

KB test = Quantitative test for fetal blood (to calculate the dose of Rhogam)








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