If you observe blood coagulation on a slide when you mix drops of a patient's blood with anti-A antibodies, but not anti-B antibodies, what is the patient's blood type?
2006-10-22 12:05:19 · 7 answers · asked by Christopher R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
It is easy and inexpensive to determine an individual's ABO type from a few drops of blood. A serum containing anti-A antibodies is mixed with some of the blood. Another serum with anti-B antibodies is mixed with the remaining sample. Whether or not agglutination occurs in either sample indicates the ABO type. It is a simple process of elimination of the possibilities. For instance, if an individual's blood sample is agglutinated by the anti-A antibody, but not the anti-B antibody, it means that the A antigen is present but not the B antigen. Therefore, the blood type is A.♥
2006-10-22 21:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The patient has type A blood, the antibody reaction causes those cells containing the antigen to aggregate, therefore the cells have the A antigen.
2006-10-22 21:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gene Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type A
2006-10-23 20:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A+ or A-
When anti-A is added to type A blood clotting occurs. The same is true of anti-B and type B blood. Both anti-A and anti-B cause clotting in type AB blood. No coagulation occurs in type O blood.
2006-10-22 19:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by Duckie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B- or B+ depending on Rh.
2006-10-22 19:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ABO = A
Rh = Unknown
2006-10-23 20:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by mngrandma2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it must be A
2006-10-24 06:19:44 · answer #7 · answered by Papilio paris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋