NURS 499 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Blood Transfusion, Cross-Matching, Rh Blood Group System
5 Feb 2018
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N499 week 5 required readings: kozier et al. (3rd ed. ) pp. Iv fluids can be effective in restoring intravascular volume, but they cannot affect the oxygen carrying capacity of blood. When red and white blood cells, platelets, or blood proteins are lost because of hemorrhage or disease, it may be necessary to replace these components with blood. O blood: pre-formed antibodies to rbc antigens are present in the plasma; these antibodies are often called agglutinins. (people with group a have b antibodies, and a antibodies are present with people with group b blood. O have antibodies to both a and b, and. Rhesus factor: blood that contains the factor is rh+. Rh negative blood does not contain rh antibodies. However, after exposure to blood containing rh factor, rh antibodies develop, and the next exposure to rh + will cause antigen- antibody reaction and hemolysis of rbc.
