An Rh-negative woman has just delivered an Rh-positive infant and has a positive FMH screening test. A Kleihauer-Betke test is done and in 2000 total cells counted, 10 fetal cells are detected. The woman has a blood volume of 5000 mL. How many vials (300ug) of RhIg should she receive? The formula to calculate fetal bleed is: (Number of fetal cells X Maternal blood volume) / Number of cells counted = mLs of fetal blood

An O-positive preemie has developed GNB sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis and is going into DIC. The baby is transfused with thawed O plasma to correct the coagulopathy. Now, the baby has hemoglobinuria. What is a likely cause?

Mom is AB pos, ADT neg, and Baby is A neg, weak D neg Is this mom eligible for RhoGam?

How might you make the coated control cells used with anti-IgG in the IAT?

Which transfusion-associated infection occurs most often in the United States?

A hospital transfusion service must confirm this/these test(s) on every red cell donor unit received from a donor collection/testing facility

(2pts) Your patient is AB neg, ADT neg, and now requires 4 units of RBCs STAT in the OR.  You have no AB negative donors.  What is the best choice to provide from the inventory shown here?  Give both type and number selected.Inventory:O pos…………20O neg…………10A pos…………20A neg………….6B pos………….6B neg………….4AB pos………..4 Answer:                                                 

List at least 2 requirements that must be met for a transfusion service to perform a computer (electronic) crossmatch.

Fill in the reactions appropriate for an A2B individual with anti-A1 in their serum.Use only “+” or “0” to fill in the reactions (do not grade the reactions, only indicate if it would be positive or negative). Forward (cell) Typing Reverse (serum) Typing Anti-   A Anti-   B Anti- A,B D. biflorus A1 cells B cells A2 cells O  cells Auto control                  

NAIT (neonatal alloimune thrombocytopenia) is most commonly caused by: