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Blood groups are classified into four main types: A, B, AB, and O, each of which can be Rh-positive or Rh-negative. Donors must match their blood type with that of the recipients to avoid transfusion reactions. For example, a person with type A blood can donate to individuals with type A or AB blood, while type O donors are universal donors and can give to all blood types. Conversely, AB recipients are universal recipients, able to receive blood from any group.
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Is blood type O a universal recipient?
People with blood type O are universal donors, not universal recipients.
Can Universal donors can receive blood groups A B AB and O?
I assume you meant to ask "O- or O+", but it wouldn't allow the punctuation. O- (O-negative) is the universal donor.
Can Universal donors receive blood groups A B Ab and O?
no donors can only receive o-
If an individual is transfused with the wrong type blood the recipients antibodies react with the donors antigens eventually clumping and hemolyzing the donated RBC?
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Why are individuals with blood type AB considered universal recipients?
Individuals with blood type AB are considered universal recipients because they have both A and B antigens on their red blood cells, allowing them to accept blood from donors with blood types A, B, AB, and O without experiencing a severe immune response.
If blood recipients are charged shouldn't donors be compensated?
There are some places that will pay small amounts of money for blood. This is not what is otherwise known as "bloodmonsy". On the other hand, blood donors are not forced to give blood. They give blood knowing they will not be compensated. If you don't want to give blood without being paid for it, then don't give it. It's ok.
Why can you not get blood transfusions from all the blood groups?
Blood transfusions must be compatible to prevent adverse reactions. Each blood group is determined by specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells; if a person receives blood with incompatible antigens, their immune system may attack the transfused blood, leading to serious complications. The main blood groups—A, B, AB, and O—along with the Rh factor (positive or negative) dictate compatibility, making it crucial to match donors and recipients accurately. This ensures the safety and effectiveness of the transfusion.
What is the description of blood type of a?
Blood type A has A antigens on the surface of red blood cells and B antibodies in the plasma. A person with blood type A can receive blood from donors with blood type A or O, and can donate to recipients with blood type A or AB.
Where is a chart of blood type donors and recipients?
A chart outlining blood type compatibility for transfusions is known as the ABO blood group system. In this system, individuals with type O blood are universal donors, but can only receive type O blood. Individuals with AB blood are universal recipients, but can only donate to other AB individuals. Other blood types have specific donor-recipient relationships based on the presence of A and B antigens.
Is blood type B positive a universal donor or recipient?
No, any type B blood types including B positive are not universal donors or universal recipients. Type O is the universal donor as it has neither A nor B antigen on the red cells. Type O blood donors can donate blood to anyone. Type AB is the universal recipient type and can receive blood from all blood types.
A person with type AB blood can give blood to someone with any other blood type?
Nope. People with AB blood are universal recipients, which means they can get blood from any donor. People with blood type O are universal donors, they can give blood to people of all other blood types.
What is special about typeAB blood?
AB blood types can receive blood from any donors, also known as "Universal Recipients". Your blood, however, can only be received by other AB types. To contrast, type O blood types can give blood to anyone, but can only receive type O blood.
