i had surgery and they could not find a pos so i was given o
2006-08-26 07:59:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
AB- is the rarest. O is the universal donor and A+ is the most common.
2006-08-26 11:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by hello 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will be fine, type O red blood cells lack an extra sugar grouping attached to the basic sugar (H) on the surface of the cell membrane (we arbitrarily call it "A") that blood type A has.
The problem is this: If you are type O you have antibodies in your serum against A and B groups. If you are type A, you have antibodies against B groups and if you are B you have antibodies against A. People with type AB have no antibodies in their serum to any type. That is why blood group O is called the universal donor. You can transfuse anyone with it, and they don't have antibodies against the red blood cells.
So long as you were just given the rbc's and not much of the serum you should be fine.
The Rh factor is a different system, by the way, and involves proteins within the RBC membranes. But that is a whole 'nother story.
Should you want more detail, check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_groups
2006-08-26 15:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A+is next to O+ as most common type.
2006-08-26 15:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
34people out of 100 have A-positive blood type so yes that is kinda rare but if u need a blood transfusion u r good bc you will be able to find that blood type
2006-08-26 15:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by chris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most common is O, next is A, then B, then the most rare is AB-.
2006-08-26 15:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A positive is not common but its not rare. its better to get O positive because it is the most common
2006-08-26 15:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by madchiman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no A+ is not rare Blood group
2006-08-26 15:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the most common.
2006-08-26 15:39:27 · answer #8 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I THINK SO THAT'S WHAT KINDA BLOOD I HAVE....
2006-08-26 15:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by littlebitty06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋