ABO and Rh blood types...?

Question

What's the differentitation with ABO and Rh blood types and what happens if they are incorrectly mixed?

Answer 1

there are three main types of blood: type A, Type B, and Type O. the Rh factor is either negative or positive. you can combine type A and B. You can have several combinations.

Answer 2

ABO & Rh (D) are the Ag on the RBC. The difference is that for Rh we produce Ab only after the first exposure but for ABO groups we usually have Ab in the plasma ie. A Ag n the RBC, Anti B Ab in the plasma. Another difference is that the Ab for ABO is Ig M type which cannot cross the placenta while that for Rh is Ig G type which can cross the placenta. Immediate efects of Mismatch transfusions are pain, tightness in the chest bec of agglutinated RBCs block the capillaries later on renal shut down occurs resulting in death.

Answer 3

Blood types are differentiated by the shape of the protein coating on the blood cell.

Read the article below.

O is the universal blood donor, but O can only receive other O blood.

If someone with different blood type donates blood to someone with a blood type that is not compatible, you can become very sick and die, because the blood will clot "clump up" and not distribute oxygen efficiently throughout the body.

The Rh factor is important during pregnancy because if the mother is Rh- and the baby is Rh+ and their bloods become mixed during childbirth, the mother will reject every baby with that blood type following that pregnancy. It can be combated by giving the mother antibodies against it.

Answer 4

"ABO and Rh(D)" is not a blood type. They're names of two systems of blood types. It's like saying "I have a car. Is that a good model?" And there's no such thing as a good or bad blood type.

Answer 5

As far as A, B, AB, and O. These are blood types.
Any of these can be Rh (+) or Rh (-). The Rh is a protein that is either present or absent on any blood type.

Rh- can be given to + or - , but Rh (+) can only be given to (+)

O is the universal donor so it can be given to any of them but can only accept O
AB is the universal acceptor it can accept from any but can only donate to AB
A can donate to A and AB, and can accept from O and A
B can donate to B and AB, and can accept from O and B

example: I am AB(-), therefore I can accept from A(-), B(-), AB(-), and O(-). I can donate to AB (+/-), B(+/-), and A(+/-)

kind of hard to grasp but to simplify, you can't introduce something that your body has never seen before. (an AB(+) person has seen A and B as well as the Rh protein so whether you give it together or separate, you body has seen it.)