Consider acute hemolytic disease as a result of the transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Which is/are true? a. red blood cells are lysed, spilling hemoglobin out of the red blood cells b. plasma antibodies cause red blood cells to clump c. plasma antibodies recruit white blood cells to attack red blood cells d. free hemoglobin in the plasma is harmless
Consider acute hemolytic disease as a result of the transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Which is/are true?
| a. |
red blood cells are lysed, spilling hemoglobin out of the red blood cells |
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| b. |
plasma antibodies cause red blood cells to clump |
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| c. |
plasma antibodies recruit white blood cells to attack red blood cells |
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| d. |
free hemoglobin in the plasma is harmless |
Red blood cells of the blood carry hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying protein. Hemoglobin is present inside the cells. Surface of the RBCs have several antigens. Some (people belonging to O group) lack surface antigens while some (people with AB blood group) have two types antigens, A and B. Some have just A antigen and some have just B antigen. People with A blood group can receive blood from people with A or O. People with B blood group can receive blood group from people with B group or O group. People with AB blood group can receive blood from all groups whereas people with O group can receive blood only from O group people.
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