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While type O blood is known as being the universal donor, it is not a universal recipient. Type O blood can be transfused into any other blood type, but someone with type O blood could only receive a transfusion of type O blood.
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What is the universial recipient blood type?
ab
Does your blood type effect you in any way?
i would not think so but if you transfer your blood to someone els with an incompatible blood type it could kill them.Donor O-, Recipient compatible with any type.Donor O+, Recipient compatible with O+, A+, B+, AB+; incompatible with O-, A-, B-, AB-.Donor A-, Recipient compatible with A-, A+, AB-, AB+; incompatible with O-, O+, B-, B+.Donor A+, Recipient compatible with A+, AB+; incompatible with O-, O+, A-, B-, B+, AB-.Donor AB-, Recipient compatible with AB-, AB+ onlyDonor AB+, Recipient compatible wit AB+ only.
Is it safe to transfuse AB to an AB- blood patient?
you can - blood to a + but not + to a - o- is the universal blood donor because of this concept. so no.
Why are type ab individuals considered the universal recipient?
Because people with AB blood can receive blood from any donor, regardless of their blood type.
What type of donor blood that will not induce a transfusion reaction from type b?
If the recipient has type B blood, they can receive either type B or type O blood. If the donor blood is type B, then the recipient can be either type B or type AB
What are the four blood types and which is the universal donor and which is the universal recipient?
The four blood types are A, B, AB, and O. The universal donor is O and the universal recipient is AB
Which blood type is called the universal recipient?
blood type AB=universal blood recipient as it can receive any types ofblood. blood type O=universal blood donor as any types of blood can receivethe O type.
What type blood do you transfuse to an AB type if you have no AB blood?
You can give either A or B blood.
Universal blood recipient?
If you are AB positive (AB+ is universal receiver for positive blood group) then you can receive blood from A+, B+ & O+ & if you are AB negative then you cn receive blood from A-, B- & O-.
Why are Universal donor and universal recipient are not really correct term?
universal donor is blood type O because this blood type don't have antigen and it can be donated in the patient having any king of blood type while universal recipient is blood type AB because it does not have anti- body; blood type AB can receive any kind of blood type
What biological fact make the concept of universal donor and universal recipient misnomers?
Universal donor is Blood Type O because this blood type don't have antigen and it can be donated in the patient having any kind of blood type, while universal recipient is Blood Type AB because it does not have anti- body; Blood Type AB can receive any kind of blood type.
Why blood ab is the universal acceptor?
Since the antibodies in blood group AB are absent, the donor's RBC in the recipient's body will not agglutinate because agglutination will occur when the natural antibodies of the pasma of the recipient's body will react with the foriegn antigen.
