Rh GROUP - Blood Banking

The Rh system was first recognized in a case report about what disorder?

• HTR

• HDN

• Circulatory overload

• AIHA

The discovery of the Rh system began when _____ and _____ described a hemolytic transfusion reaction in an OB patient.

• Levine

• Landsteiner

• Stetson

• Weiner

Nomenclature of the Rh system that is both eye and machine-readable:

• ISBT

• Wiener: The Rh-Hr

• Fisher-Race

• Rosenfield

Other name of Hemolytic disease of the Newborn?

• Hydrops fetalis

• Erythroblastosis fetalis

Which among the following subclass of Rh group are the most clinically significant?

• IgG1

• IgG2

• IgG3

• IgG4

Individuals with Rh null syndrome demonstrate a what type of poikilocyte?

• Stomatocyte

• Spherocyte

• Megalocyte

• Elliptocyte

In weak D testing, how many drops of anti-human globulin reagent is added to the sample after centrifugation?

T/F. If the reaction is NEGATIVE for weak D test, the person has to be given proper designation (D mosaic)

• TRUE

• FALSE

The surface temperature of the Rh viewbox is maintained at what temperature?

What is the ISBT number assigned to Rh group?