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What Would Happen If a Transfusion Recipient with Type A-

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What would happen if a transfusion recipient with type A- blood was given type A+ donor blood?  (Assume the recipient had never been exposed to the Rh factor.)


A) The recipient would begin to produce anti-Rh antibodies in a few days, which would agglutinate the donor's red blood cells.
B) There would be an immediate transfusion reaction, and the recipient would become very ill or even die.
C) Due to the influx of Rh antigens, the recipient's blood type would change from A- to A+.
D) The recipient's red blood cells would be agglutinated by the donor's anti-A antibodies.
E) There would be no effect on the recipient; this is a compatible transfusion.

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