Question

1. Why people with blood type AB called universal recipient 2. Explain why the term is misleading

Answer 1

Nìhao ,

1. Type AB is called the universal recipient as they have both A and B antigens on their red blood cells , and thus their body doesn't have antibodies against A and B

antigen cells , so they can receive blood from any blood type.

2. First you have to know that , there is a difference between a reaction caused by transfusing the wrong type of blood , which can be and often is fatal and an allergic reaction to the blood transfusion which is possible regardless of blood type. An acute hemolytic transfusion reaction can occur when there is a mismatch between ABO blood types of the donor and recipient . An allergic reaction to q blood transfusion is not caused by a blood type mismatch ; it is caused by the recipient's body identifying the blood as ' foreign '.

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