Jenny G. received a transfusion of 3 units of Packed Red Blood Cells last year. She has been readmitted to the hospital and is anemic (HGB 7.1 g/dL) and has a positive antibody screen in AHG with cells I and II and her autocontrol is positive. Her panel shows agglutination in AHG for all 10 panel cells. She types as A positive. What do these results suggest? How could you determine if this patient has an alloantibody?
Jenny G. received a transfusion of 3 units of Packed Red Blood Cells last year. She has been readmitted to the hospital and is anemic (HGB 7.1 g/dL) and has a positive antibody screen in AHG with cells I and II and her autocontrol is positive. Her panel shows agglutination in AHG for all 10 panel cells. She types as A positive. What do these results suggest? How could you determine if this patient has an alloantibody?
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Jenny G. received a transfusion of 3 units of Packed Red Blood Cells last year. She has been readmitted to the hospital and is anemic (HGB 7.1 g/dL) and has a positive antibody screen in AHG with cells I and II and her autocontrol is positive. Her panel shows agglutination in AHG for all 10 panel cells. She types as A positive.
What do these results suggest? How could you determine if this patient has an alloantibody?
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