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14.3 Blood Groups and Transfusions. 2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules. Sponge: Set up Cornell Notes on pg. 85 Topic: 14.3 Blood Groups and Transfusions Essential Questions : 1. What is the main concern when blood is transfused from one individual to another?.
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14.3 Blood Groups and Transfusions 2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules Sponge: Set up Cornell Notes on pg. 85 Topic: 14.3 Blood Groups and Transfusions Essential Questions: 1. What is the main concern when blood is transfused from one individual to another?
In the 1800’s human blood was being used for blood transfusions (earlier animal blood was used) • Results were very unpredictable • Some people were cured • But many were killed • The success rate was so poor, many nations banned transfusions
Karl Landsteiner: • Began investigating why some blood transfusions work, and some do not • In 1900, he determined that blood was of differing types and that only certain combinations of them were compatible • By 1910, the identification of the ABO blood antigen gen explained the observed blood type incompatibilities
Antigens and Antibodies • Agglutination: the clumping of red blood cells resulting from a transfusion reaction • May result in death Symptoms • Anxiety • Breathing difficulty • Facial flushing • Headache • Severe pain in head/neck/back • RBCs burst • Jaundice • Kidneys fail resulting in death
Antigens: RBC surface molecules Antibodies: proteins carried in the blood’s plasma Called “anti” because they are “against” specific antigens Avoiding the mixture of certain kinds of antigens and antibodies prevents agglutination
ABO Blood Group • ABO Blood Group: Based on the presence or absence of two major antigens on red blood cell membranes • antigen A • antigen B
Type A Blood • Contains: • Antigen A • Anti-B Antibody • Will clot in the presence of Anti-A Antibody
Type B Blood • Contains: • Antigen B • Anti-A Antibody • Will clot in the presence of Anti-B • Antibody
Type AB Blood • Contains: • Antigen A • Antigen B • No Antibodies • Will clot in the presence of Anti-A or Anti-B Antibody
Type O Blood • Contains: • No Antigens • Anti-A Antibody • Anti-B Antibody • Will not clot in the presence of Anti-A or Anti-B Antibody
Universal Donor: If a blood type lacks antigens, it can theoretically be transfused into persons with any other type of blood • Which type of blood is considered the “universal donor”? • Type O • Universal Recipient: If a blood type lacks antibodies, it can theoretically receive blood from any other type of blood • Which type of blood is considered the “recipient”? • Type AB • BUT…It is always best to use donor blood of the same type for transfusions!!!!!
Rh Blood Group • Rh positive:presenceof antigen D or and other Rh antigens on the red blood cell membranes • Can receive Rh+ or Rh- blood • Rh negative:lack of antigen D or Rh antigens • Can only receive Rh- blood
ErythroblastosisFetalis: A condition when an Rh- woman is pregnant with an Rh+ fetus • First pregnancy might be uneventful • At birth- infants blood may mix with mothers causing her to produce anti-Rh antibodies • Second Rh+ pregnancy: mother’s anti-Rh antibodies may attack fetal red cells causing possible miscarriage, brain damage, or death
The Blood Typing Game http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/bloodtypinggame/ Or Google: Nobel Prize Blood Typing Game
Blood Typing Lab Objective: The students will determine the ABO/Rh antigens present in unknown blood samples and learn the importance of blood types and blood typing to transfusions and the immune response Problem: Mr. Walker is brought into the emergency room after a car accident. He is in need of a blood transfusion. He has type A blood. There are four donors available. Based on the antigens and antibodies in the blood for Mr. Walker and the donors, determine from whom Mr. Walker can safely receive a transfusion.
Blood Typing Lab Directions • Follow the directions on your Procedure paper for each of the two lab activities. • Use the Ward’s Blood Typing Poster to help you analyze your results
Type A Blood: (Antigen A) Anti-A: agglutination (+) Anti-B: no agglutination (-) Type B Blood (Antigen B) Anti-A: no agglutination (+) Anti-B: agglutination (-) Type AB Blood: (Antigen A &B) Anti-A: agglutination (+) Anti-B: agglutination (-) Type O Blood: No Antigens Anti-A: no agglutination (+) Anti-B: no agglutination (-)
Rh Factor: Antigen D or Rh Antigens Anti-Rh: Rh+:agglutination Rh-: no agglutination