by RAYZORBLADE 83 Replies latest watchtower medical
Auntie M: what a fright that must have been with your youngest.
ABO incompatibility, is a SERIOUS matter. I am so glad to read that the 'little fellow' fought his way back from what could have been a tragic situation.
Good to know our ABO, even if YOU never need blood etc., good to know for reference. It makes the study of genetics, really interesting.
My parents would never tell my my blood type; isn't that wierd? It wasn't till after I moved out and got my own family doctor that I asked him what my bloodtype is. O+
Here's a blood type compatibility table that I prepared for a teaching session at work:
Blood Type Compatibility
Y = compatible; N = not compatible
DONOR | ||||||||
recipient | AB+ | AB- | A+ | A- | B+ | B- | O+ | O- |
AB+ | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
AB- | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
A+ | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y |
A- | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
B+ | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
B- | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y |
O+ | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
O- | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
Love, Scully RN
Scully,
Not to argue with you, you are a nurse afterall and I never finished pre-med, but I seem to recall from anatomy/physiology that AB is the universal donor. O is the universal recipient. Am I just confused? Probably. But what else is new, eh?
Robyn
Okay, I couldn't find my a&p cd. So, I went on line. I did get confused. Please forgive me Scully, it has been years since I was in college.
Robyn
the child is always born with the father's blood type
I don't understand. Mine is O positive. Husband is A positive. Two of the kids have my blood type, and the others have his.
Edited by - mulan on 26 January 2003 20:59:59
I think I'm 0-...I had to have one of those needles after I had my son.
Shera,
You must be, Im also O-.
Are people at the hospital always encourageing you to give blood too?
I havent but feel I should, since it is so needed and not all that common.
I have never been asked to give blood,but it is something I have been thinking of doing...
{{shaking more of the ol JW garbage off my shoulders}}
I could be wrong Mulan. That's what someone told me. All my siblings and I have the same type as far as I know.
~Aztec
