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| Cross matching; Rh typing; ABO blood typing Text Continues Below
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Normal Values:
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- Forward typing:
- If your blood cells stick together when mixed with anti-A serum, you have type A blood.
- If your blood cells stick together when mixed with anti-B serum, you have type B blood.
- If your blood cells stick together when they are mixed with both anti-A and anti-B serums, you have type AB blood.
- If your blood cells do not stick together in the presence of either serum, you have type O blood.
- If your blood cells stick together when mixed with anti-Rh serum, you have type Rh-positive blood.
- If your blood does not clot when mixed with anti-Rh serum, you have type Rh-negative blood.
- Reverse typing:
- Blood cell stickiness that occurs when B cells are mixed with your serum indicates you have type A blood.
- Blood cell stickiness that occurs when A cells are mixed with your serum indicates you have type B blood.
- Blood cell stickiness that occurs when your serum is mixed with both types of cells indicates you have type O blood.
- Lack of blood cells sticking together when your serum is mixed with both types of blood indicates you have type AB blood.
- Transfusions:
- If you have type A blood, you can receive blood transfusions from people with types A and O blood.
- If you have type B blood, you can receive blood transfusions from people with types B and O blood.
- If you have type AB blood, you can receive blood transfusions from people with types A, B, AB, and O blood.
- If you have type O blood, you can receive blood transfusions from people with type O blood only.
- If you have Rh-positive blood, you can receive transfusions from people with types Rh-positive and Rh-negative blood.
- If you have Rh-negative blood, you can receive transfusions from people with type Rh-negative blood only.
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