A patient's antibody screen is resulted as positive. What should be done to test units for transfusion?     Question 7 options:   A)  Antigen type the patient's red cells and crossmatch units positive for the same antigens.   B)  Determine the reacting antibody and crossmatch units negative for the corresponding antigen.   C)  Crossmatch ABO compatible blood at the immediate spin phase.   D)  Determine the reacting antibody and confirm that the donor did not have any similar antibodies.

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Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.