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State the antigens associated with the Lewis blood group system and their frequencies in the population. correct answers The Lewis antigens are Le(a) & Le(b). -phenotypes possible: Le(a+b-), Le(a-b+), Le(a-b-) -phenotype frequencies in US population: Le(a+b-) → 22% white ppl & 23% black ppl Le...

Identify the organizations and their role in transfusion medicine, including FDA, CBER, AABB, Joint Commission. correct answers 1. FDA = Food and Drug Administration: CFR, CBER, & licensing (a) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - blood is a biologic & a drug (b) Center for Biologics Evaluation and...

immunohematology correct answers the study of the immune aspects of hematology to provide safe therapeutic blood products to patients -antigens, antibodies, agglutination, hemolysis and blood groups antigen (Ag) correct answers a substance that is recognized by the body as being foreign, which c...

Lewis blood group correct answers -antigens: Lea & Leb -alleles: Le dominant and le recessive -dominant Le codes for the production of a glycosyltransferase and Lea and Leb antigens -interacts with the secretor genes (Se and se) -ISBT # 007 Le(a+b-) correct answers white: 22% black: 23% ...

Compare the antibody discovered by Landsteiner and Weiner with the antibody discovered by Levine and Stetson around 1940. correct answers Levine and Stetson- discovered Rh blood group, mother gave birth to a stillborn, mother began to hemorrhage, father and mother same ABO group, gave mother blood f...

ABO Importance correct answers -only blood group system that has reciprocal/antithetical/ expect antibodies present in the serum of every single person -ABO matching is very important for transfusion medicine to avoid transfusion reactions ABO antibodies correct answers reciprocal/ antithetical/...

american red cross (ARC) correct answers provides benefits to members -disaster relief -rare donor registry -reference lab services food and drug administration (FDA) correct answers regulates all blood component manufacturers, distributors and medical laboratories in the US -licenses all blo...

immunohematology correct answers the study of the immune aspects of hematology to provide safe therapeutic blood products to patients antigen (Ag) correct answers a substance that is recognized by the body as being foreign, which causes an immune response antibody (Ab) correct answers a protei...