Asked by Vince Carrola on May 31, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient who needs a blood transfusion.The patient has been tested and was found to have blood type O.The nurse knows this means that which antigen is present on the surface of the red blood cells?
A) The type A antigen is present.
B) The type B antigen is present.
C) Neither type A nor type B antigens are present.
D) Both type A and type B antigens are present.
Antigen
A substance that the immune system recognizes as foreign and triggers an immune response against.
- Acquire knowledge about the necessity of blood type identification and crossmatching in transfusion procedures.
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AR
Addison RiekerJun 05, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
When neither A nor B antigens are present,the blood group is type O.When the type A antigen is present,the blood group is type A.When the type B antigen is present,the blood group is type B.When both A and B antigens are present,the blood group is type AB.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge about the necessity of blood type identification and crossmatching in transfusion procedures.