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A Woman Came in for a Cesarean Section

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A woman came in for a cesarean section. The antibody screen was positive with a 3+ reaction in the AHG phase using screening cell I. Screening cells II and III were negative in all phases. An 8-cell panel was performed that paralleled the antibody screen, where three cells reacted 3+ at AHG and five cells were negative at all phases of reactivity. The antibody identified was anti-Kell. What procedure might be helpful in predicting the infant's susceptibility to HDN?


A) Determination of the mother's phenotype
B) Determination of the father's phenotype
C) Plasmapheresis of the mother's plasma
D) A fetal screen (rosette test) on the mother

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