Irregular Antibody Screening

Irregular antibody screening is an examination to check whether the blood of pregnant women has antibodies other than anti-A, anti-B or anti-AB. Irregular antibodies from other blood group systems may lead to transfusion reactions: mild cases cause chills and fever, affecting the therapeutic effect; severe cases destroy the input of unmatched red blood cells or shorten their lifespan, resulting in hemolytic transfusion reaction, crisis patients' lives; For pregnant women, irregular antibodies can cause hemolytic disease in newborns, affect the development of neonatal organs, and damage their mental development. In severe cases, the life safety of newborns can be endangered. Therefore, anti-screening is necessary and necessary. Basic Information Specialist classification: gynecological examination classification: blood examination Applicable gender: whether women are fasting: fasting Analysis results: Below normal: Normal value: no Above normal: negative: normal. Positive: Found in neonatal hemolytic disease. Tips: In the morning, blood is collected on an empty stomach. Coffee, tea, high sugar and cola drinks should be fasted. Normal value Irregular antibody screening was negative. Clinical significance Abnormal result Irregular antibodies can cause hemolytic disease in newborns, affect the development of neonatal organs, and damage their mental development. In severe cases, it will endanger the safety of newborns. People who need to be checked A pregnant woman with a history of blood transfusion, pregnancy, or multiple transfusions in the short term. Positive results may be diseases: precautions for neonatal hemolytic disease Before the examination: fasting, taking blood in the morning is better. When checking: Relax your body and actively cooperate with your doctor. Inspection process The venous blood of the test subject was collected, and 50 μl of each of the cells I, II, and III were separately added to the three tubes of the test card, and 25 ul of the plasma or serum of the sample to be tested was incubated at 37 ° C for 15 minutes; the result was determined by centrifugation in a special centrifuge. . Not suitable for the crowd 1. Patients who have taken contraceptives, thyroid hormones, steroid hormones, etc., may affect the results of the examination and prohibit patients who have recently taken the drug history. 2, special diseases: patients with hematopoietic function to reduce disease, such as leukemia, various anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, etc., unless the examination is essential, try to draw less blood. Adverse reactions and risks 1, subcutaneous hemorrhage: due to pressing time less than 5 minutes or blood draw technology is not enough, etc. can cause subcutaneous bleeding. 2, discomfort: the puncture site may appear pain, swelling, tenderness, subcutaneous ecchymosis visible to the naked eye. 3, dizzy or fainting: in the blood draw, due to emotional overstress, fear, reflex caused by vagus nerve excitement, blood pressure decreased, etc. caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain caused by fainting or dizziness. 4. Risk of infection: If you use an unclean needle, you may be at risk of infection.

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