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Antigens
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Cellular name tags that tell your body what is your blood and what is foreign blood
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Antibodies
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Interact with foreign blood to kill
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Type A Blood
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A antigens on cell
anti-B antibodies in bloodstream |
Type B Blood
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B antigens on cell
anti-A antibodies in blood |
Type AB
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A and B antigens on cell
no antibodies |
Type O
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No antigens on cell
anti-A and anti-B antibodies |
RH positive
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Contains D antigens
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RH negative
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Does not contain a D antigen
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Hemolytic disease
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Newborn's blood attacked by mother's
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Dosage of anti RH antibodies
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Rhogam
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Hematocrit
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-determines the volume of packed elements in a blood
sample -oxygen carrying capacity of the blood |