Unlock your blood type! Simple tests reveal vital health info. Discover ABO & Rh factors with at-home kits or lab visits. Know your type today.
Transfusion Medicine
Rh Blood Group System
TL;DR The Rh blood group system is a classification of blood types based on the presence or absence of certain proteins (antigens) on the surface of red blood cells. Rh incompatibility can lead to serious complications. Antigen System: Rh antigens on red blood cells...
Interpretation of Antibody Identification Antigram
Antigen identification antigrams decode antibody reactions in blood transfusions, ensuring safe blood selection by identifying compatible red blood cells that lack the antigen targeted by the recipient’s antibody.
Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
A transfusion reaction 2-14 days after a blood transfusion, causing gradual anemia from the destruction of red blood cells.
Blood Typing: Exploring Blood Type Tests and Beyond
Unlock your blood type! Simple tests reveal vital health info. Discover ABO & Rh factors with at-home kits or lab visits. Know your type today.
Interpretation of Antibody Identification Antigram
Antigen identification antigrams decode antibody reactions in blood transfusions, ensuring safe blood selection by identifying compatible red blood cells that lack the antigen targeted by the recipient’s antibody.
Indirect Antiglobulin (Coombs) Test (IAT)
Indirect Coombs test (IAT) procedure detects antibodies in serum, ensuring safe transfusions & diagnosing immune disorders.
Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs) Test (DAT)
To detect the presence of antibodies or complement proteins bound to red blood cells (RBCs) in vivo, indicating potential immune-mediated hemolysis.
Rh Typing using Tube Method
Unraveling the Rh code! Mix blood with anti-sera in tubes. Incubate, centrifuge, & observe. Clumping reveals antigen presence, guiding safe transfusions.
ABO RhD Test (Blood Group Typing) Tube Method
The ABO RhD Blood Grouping Tube Method is a serological technique used to determine an individual’s blood type by mixing blood serum and red blood cells with antisera and observing for agglutination.
ABO Blood Group System
The ABO blood group system is a classification of human blood based on the presence or absence of A and B antigens on red blood cells.
Components of Donated Blood Products
Many different blood components can be derived from donated blood. These components have different functions for different indications. This article gives an overview of the function of the different blood components available.