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An indirect Coombs' test looks for antibodies to someone else's red blood cells in the patient's serum

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What test indicates the formation of antibodies on the red blood cell?

Coombs Test


Is preparation needed for the Coombs' tests?

No preparation is needed for this test


What are indications for direct and indirect coombs test?

for dignosis of HDN case


What are the indication of indirect coombs test?

A Coomb's test will indicate the formation of antibodies on the red blood cell. This test can be used to determine blood type, and diagnose certain hemolytic anemias. A Coombs' test may also indicate the prescense of maternal antibodies against the fetal blood type as occurs in erythroblastosis fetalis.


What happens if Coombs' tests are positive?

If the test is positive, the antigens that react will narrow the search for a cause


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Kris Coombs goes by Kris Coombs.


What does Coombs indirect mean?

Coombs indirect refers to the indirect Coombs test, a laboratory procedure used to detect antibodies against red blood cells in a patient's serum. This test is commonly employed in blood transfusion compatibility testing and in diagnosing hemolytic anemia or Rh incompatibility in pregnancy. By mixing the patient's serum with red blood cells of known antigenicity, the test identifies whether antibodies are present, which could lead to agglutination of the red blood cells.


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