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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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Is it safe to transfuse AB to an AB- blood patient?

Yes, it is safe to transfuse AB blood to an AB- blood patient because the AB blood type is the universal recipient. However, it is always important to ensure that the blood is cross-matched to check for compatibility and to monitor the patient for any adverse reactions during and after the transfusion.


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.


What is the universial recipient blood 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. Blood type O is the universal donor because it does not have A or B antigens on its red blood cells. Blood type AB is the universal recipient as it does not have antibodies against A or B antigens.


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


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-.


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.


Which type of blood is the universal recipient?

A universal donor can donate to any blood type. The only universal donor is 0 negative because it doesn't have an antigens. Antigens are things that fight off foreign objects in your body, like white blood cells. A universal recipient can receive any type of blood. The only universal recipient is AB positive.