Collection of Blood in Blood Bank
Blood for transfusion and accompanying samples is obtained from prominent veins on the donor’s arm, usually in the area of the antecubital fossa. Iodophor compounds or other sterilizing compounds are … Read More
Category: Blood Bank
Anti Human Globulin Test (Coomb’s Test)
Coomb’s test or Anti Human Globulin test is very useful in recognized weak immunologic reactions. It is widely used in the identification of Du, Compatibility testing, Antibody screening and identification … Read More
Blood Group and Pregnancy
‘ABO’ Blood Grouping & Pregnancy : If Group-A blood is given (in error) to a group-B, a foreign substance (A antigen) is introduced into the blood stream of an individual … Read More
Rhesus Blood Group System & It’s Variant
In 1940 Landsteiner and Wiener reported that when the red cells of Macacus Rhesus monkeys were introduce into rabbits and guinea pigs, antibodies were evoked. These caused clumping not only … Read More
ABO Blood Group System & It’s Determination
The Human ‘ABO’ Blood Group System discovered by Landsteiner’s in 1901. The principle of Blood grouping is based on the Landsteiner’s Law. Landsteiner’s Law : “The corresponding antibody is never … Read More