blood typing
Pre-transfusion lab work
Blood typing is the process of determining which blood group a person belongs to, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells.
The main systems are ABO (A, B, AB, or O) and Rh factor (positive or negative).
Blood typing is essential before transfusions and during pregnancy to prevent dangerous immune reactions: The lab did blood typing before the surgery.
- crossmatchingPre-transfusion blood verification
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
- antigenImmune response inducer
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- diagnosingDetermining a condition's nature
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Infusing donated cells intravenously
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