What are the antibody/antigen interactions??
Assuming the kidney receives 25% of the blood pumped by the heart in a person at rest, how would this mistransfusion event affect the tiny capillaries of the kidney???
2007-05-14 11:56:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Well since the person is blood type B, he has B antigen and has an anti-A antibody to attact the other blood group antigen. In blood grouping, ifyou have the antigen, you dont have the antibody for it,but if you don't have the antigen you have the antibody for it. For example I am type B. Therfore I have B antigen and Anti-A antibody to attact type A blood cells. Well When this interact, it agglutinates and trigger a lot more complicated system of the body. This will case the kidneys to shut down after or during the transfusion.
2007-05-14 14:57:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recipient has antibodies to the type A blood which will agglutinate and break down the transfused RBCs. You will see fever, chills, perhaps shortness of breath and flushing with a drop in blood pressure as the products of cell breakdown are released into the circulation. Hemoglobin is released into the bloodstream and can clog the tubules of the kidneys and cause renal failure.
2007-05-14 16:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by Vinay K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much is received, if it is only a little, the antibodies will destroy the Type A blood, and the person will be ok, if it is a lot (say 1 liter), and the problem is not corrected the person will die, as the blood will be treated as a foreign invader
2007-05-14 12:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by Bookworm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Crumbs, sorry I can't answer you but the answers to your question is important to me. One of my brothers has B blood type. I think I'll buy him one of those SOS necklace things.
2007-05-14 12:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Curious39 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i pretty sure blood clots right ?
2007-05-14 14:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋