Blood type lab questions

1. Analysis
Table 1
Anti-A Serum Anti-B Serum Anti-Rh Serum Blood Type
Slide 1- Mr. Smith cloudy Clear cloudy A
Slide 2- Mr. Jones clear cloudy clear B
Slide 3- Mr. Green cloudy cloudy cloudy AB
Slide 4- Ms. Brown clear clear clear O
1) Choose one of the following patients:
a) Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, Mr. Green, Ms. Brown= A, B, AB, O
b) Using the information shown in Figure 1 on Blood type and the data recorded in
Table 1, Whatagglutinogens are present on the patient’s RBC’s? The type of
agglutinogens in each blood type depends on the person. Mr. Smith has A
agglutinogens and anti-B agglutinins, Mr. Jones has B agglutinogens and anti-A
agglutinins, Mr. Green has A & B agglutinogens, but NO agglutinins, and Ms.
Brown NO agglutinogens and anti-A and anti-B agglutinins.
c) What ABO agglutinin(s) is/are found in the patient’s Plasma? Answered above.
d) What is the patient’s blood type? Mr. Smith is type A, Mr. Jones is type B, Mr.
Green is type AB, and Ms. Brown is type O.
e) If this patient needed a transfusion, what blood type(s) could this patient safely
receive? Type A can receive blood from type A and O, type B can receive blood
from type B and O, type AB can receive from A, B, AB, and O, and type O can
receive from only O.
f) What blood type(s) could safely receive this patient’s blood? Answered above.
2) Below is the information representing the blood type analysis of a new patient
(patient X). From the information obtained, fill out the medical technologist report.
A: Agglutination
B: No Agglutination
Rh: Agglutination
Medical technologist’s report
ABO Type: A
Rh Type: positive
3) Compare and Contrast agglutinogens and agglutinins. In the diagram show at least 2
similarities and 2 differences.

2. Agglutinogens Agglutinins
Differences
Stimulates production of agglutinins
the particulate antigen used in agglutination tests.

Similarities
Found in only some blood types
Part of the immune system
Differences
Actual substance
Causes coagulation
4) Pretend you went with your class on a medical career field trip to a local hospital. One
of the stops on the visit was to the hospital’s blood lab. The medical technologist at
this stop gave a demonstration of how blood types are determined. Your job is to
write a paragraph for the school newspaper on the visit to the blood lab,
summarizing what you’ve learned about how ABO/Rh blood groups are determined.
Write a paragraph and include the title.
Blood type is determined by if blood aggulates or doesn’t. A doctor would draw a
patients blood. After drawing the patients blood the doctor would go to the lab and
put 3 drops of blood in 3 separte holes. The doctor would then put anti-a serum in
one hole, anit-b in another and anti-Rh in the last. He would stir up the blood and
serum together and see what happens to the blood. If the blood is clumby and clear
and isn’t very liquidy it has aggulated. If one of the anti serums matches with the Rh
then that determines the blood type. For example if the hole where the doctor
inserted the anti-a serum and the hole with the anti-Rh are both cloudy and non
agglution then the blood type is A. to determin if its positive or negative you look at
the Rh hole. If its agglunation/ clumpy its positive. If its not and its cloudy and
liquidyits negative.
5) List at least 3 situations where blood typing could be used.
a) for blood transfusions
b) organ transplant
c)to know your chances to have certain diseases
6) Define ErythroblastosisFetalis. severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh
incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood.
a) Describe the sequence of events that lead to this condition. typically occurs
when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from
the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis
b) What might be some benefits if the medical profession developed a shot or
vaccination that could desensitize an Rh+ situation? No more
erythroblastosisfetalis
7) You are a type Aeryhthorocyte placing an ad in the personals and you are seeking a
compatible mate for a long lasting transfusion. Create an ad to be submitted to the
newspaper.

3. Erythrocyte trying to find someone who enjoys diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
I’m more of a Type A red blood erythrocyte, its okay if you don’t have a nucleus!

8) Another important diagnostic tool used by medical technologist is determining a
patient’s blood cell count, for both red blood cells and white blood cells. When this
procedure is performed, one technique used is to take multiple samples and
calculate the average. This method of multiple sampling is a standard procedure in
scientific and medical investigations. Discuss why this method is important in blood
typing. Being able to figure out how many red blood cells a person has because if a
person is making too many red blood cells or too little both can be very dangerous
and its good to have a tool that can see how many cells a person has to be able to
figure out why one person has this disease or something similar to that.
9) Each year thousands of people contract blood borne diseases. What could be done in
a clinical blood lab to minimize the risk of obtaining or spreading a blood borne
disease? It is very important that all the blood be tested before it is transfused. The
equipment must also be sterile. The procedures used should also be very carefully
reviewed and well known by the medical professionals handling the blood and the
transfusion. All patients should be aware of the risks and know when proper
procedures are being used and when they are not so that they can be advocates of
their own safety.
10) In a short paragraph, identify what you think may be the next important
breakthrough, milestone or discovery in the study of blood and blood diseases and
explain why. Being able to make real blood. Every year americans donate tons and
tons of blood to save those who need blood from either loosing a bunch of it or
need extra blood when undergoing a surgery. If scientist could make real blood that
a patient could use it would be the same as a person donating their and this could
save money for hospitals on supplies for blood donations and such.