An Antibody Screen on a Patient with a Prior History

question 29

Multiple Choice

An antibody screen on a patient with a prior history of transfusion was negative.The crossmatch was incompatible with 1 unit selected at AHG phase.The next step in the investigation would be to:

• A)perform a prewarm procedure for crossmatching
• B)perform a direct antiglobulin test on the incompatible unit.
• C)redraw the patient and begin a new crossmatch.
• D)crossmatch a new unit and discard the incompatible unit.

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Definitions:

Merchandise Inventory

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