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Type and Rh

  • What information it provides
    • Blood type (A, B, AB, O)
    • Rh status (Rh positive or negative)
  • When to order
    • Pregnant patients with vaginal bleeding
      • Need if Rh negative (prevents hemolytic disease of newborn)

Type and Screen

  • What information it provides
    • Blood type (A, B, AB, O)
    • Rh status (Rh positive or negative)
      • PLUS
    • Antibody status
      • Looks for all possible antibodies that may cause transfusion reaction
  • When to order
    • When the patient needs/might need a blood transfusion
      • Test typically takes 30 minutes to run… ORDER EARLY!

Type and Cross

  • What information it provides
    • Blood type (A, B, AB, O)
    • Rh status (Rh positive or negative)
    • Antibody status
      • PLUS
    • Specifically tests against patients blood
  • This blood is then set aside and officially “matched”
  • Acts as a final safety step before transfusion

Emergency Release Blood

  • Universal donor is O negative
  • Order if you can’t wait 30 minutes because the patient is dying

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