The Textbook Describes the Problem with Rh Factor Hemolytic Disease

question 18

Multiple Choice

The textbook describes the problem with Rh factor hemolytic disease of the newborn in the case where the mother is Rh^- and the father is Rh⁺.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)This would also be a problem where the father is Rh^- and the mother is Rh⁺.
• B)This would be a problem any time the mother is Rh^-,regardless of the father's blood type,since the mother has the immune problem.
• C)This is only a problem in the given case because the Rh^- mother lacks the Rh⁺ protein and only a Rh⁺ father could produce an Rh⁺ child.
• D)This is simply a matter of a mother having a lower threshold for rejecting foreign tissues since all babies have half-foreign tissues.
• E)The problem is substantially more complicated since the hemolytic disease is also dependent on ABO blood groups.

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