How can the hemolyticdisease of the newborn beprevented?

Q: Which maternal antibody classes protect a breast-fed newborn?

A: Infants receive large amounts of antibodies and other bioactive components through colostrum and…

Q: Why is it that Rh incompatibility can be a serious problem when anRh-negative mother is carrying an…

A: Rhesus (Rh) factor is a type of protein that is found on the surface of red blood cells. If the…

Q: Explain the special concerns with the Rh factor as a blood type, the causes of hemolytic disease of…

A: Erythroblastosis Fetalis is a hemolytic anemia in the fetus or neonate that is caused by the…

Q: What is defibrinated blood? Citrated or oxalate blood?

A: Defibrinated blood is the blood that has been treated to denature fibrinogen without causing cell…

Q: A person has two non-functional copies of the BLM gene. What is the inheritance pattern of this…

A: BLM gene encodes a protein that is involved in stabilizing DNA during replication. When this protein…

Q: Is ABO blood typing accurate?

A: Blood typing is used to know a person's blood group. Which is done for safe blood transfusion. It…

Q: Why can't IgM cross the placenta?

A: Antibodies are the first component of the immune response. These are proteins secreted from B cell…

Q: Why is it rare to findhemophilic women?

A: Hemophilia is a rare genetic disorder in which the blood of effected person doesn’t clot normally.…

Q: Why cell of graft differ from the recipient’s?

A: Graft can be defined as the tissue or some organ that is moved from one site of the body to another…

Q: are venules blood reservoirs ?

A: At any resting point of time, Venous System is said to occupy 70% of the total circulating blood…

Q: the complication of Group B Strep in Babies?

A: Group B strep is the most common cause of serious infection in newborns . Group B strep is an…

Q: A normal women whose father was a hemophilia marries a normal man. What is the chance of hemophilia…

A: Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. It is more common in men than in women because men…

Q: Explain why a person with type A blood should not receive type B blood. How does agglutination occur…

A: There are four types of blood: A, B, AB and O. Type A person will have Red Blood Cells (RBCs)  with…

Q: What is the difference between ABO blood group and Rh factor?

A: ABO blood group Rh factor The two types of antigens namely antigen A and antigen B are present…

Q: Explain why the passive transfer of antibodies is of greatimportance for the newborn.

A: Passive immunity is antibodies given to babies rather than making them by their own body. Antibodies…

Q: Explain the special concerns about the Rh factor, the causes ofhemolytic disease of the newborn, and…

A: Rhesus factor (Rh) is an antigen present on the red blood cells of humans and some other primates.…

Q: Why is Beta-HCG being detected in pregnancy testing kits instead of Alpha-HCG?

A: hCG is a dimer consisting of a 145 amino acid beta-subunit that is unique to hCG and a 92 amino acid…

Q: If a wonan was Rh negative as wellas her fetus, would this cause a risk of fetal hemolytic disease…

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Q: How does carrying a gene for sickle-cell anemiaprotect against malaria?

A: Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disorder affecting the red blood cells of the body. It is an…

Q: What is the clinicaldeficiency presented byhemophilic people? What isthe genetic cause of…

A: Blood clotting, or coagulation is an important process, which prevents excessive bleeding when a…

Q: What causes hemolytic disease of the newborn (erythroblastosis fetalis)? Why does the condition not…

A: Rhesus factor (Rh) is an antigen present on the red blood cells of humans and some other primates.…

Q: What are the risks to the fetus of maternal of Grave’s disease

A: Grave's disease is the immune disorder which are caused due to the overproduction of the thyroid…

Q: What does the presence of drumstick on the nucleus of a neutrophil indicate?

A: neutrophils are the important part of white blood cells and they help in warding off the infections.

Q: What is the Rh typing ofthe mother and of the fetus inthe hemolytic disease of thenewborn?

A: Apart from the ABO blood group typing, the blood is also grouped according to the presence or…

Q: Why are men more prone to hemophilia than women? Elaborate.

A: Hemophilia is a disorder related to blood that causes blood to clot improperly. A deficiency of…

Q: What are examples for natural resistance, chromosomal resistance, and extrachromosomal resistance?

A: To resist the drug, bacteria do not specifically change itself to survive. Mostly random mutations…

Q: Define the hemolytic disease of the newborn and Rh incompatibility.

A: Blood group antigens are sugar or protein molecules. They are attached to the membrane of the red…

Q: Hemolytic disease of new born maternal fetal ABO incompatibility occurs more frequently as a result…

A: There are three systems of blood typing in humans, ABO, Rhesus and MN blood types.

Q: Explain Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn and how to lessen the risk of having it.

A: Newborn needs extra protection and are because his organs are not fully developed immediately after…

Q: Why do sons of haemophilic father never suffer from this trait?

A: Haemophilia is an inherited genetic disorder, which impairs the ability of the body to stop bleeding…

Q: Why is maternal milkimportant for the immuneprotection of the baby?

A: A defense system in the body of an individual which constitutes a complex network of cells and…

Q: Could a person with type O- blood safely receive a blood transfusion of AB- blood?

A: Blood type is given on the basis of presence or absence of antigens or antibodies.  Transfer of…

Q: Why is a multipara woman is at risk for developing GI bleeding?

A: Multi-para women is defined as women who has or had two or more pregnancies of more than 20 weeks…

Q: How does the immune process that causes hemolytic disease of the newborn take place?

A: Introduction In this question we will discuss about how does the immune process that causes…

Q: Where do Hg resistant genes reside? How are theycontrolled?

A: Organisms probably been presented to poisonous substantial metals since the start of life on Earth…

Q: Why does the mother not consider the fetus a foreign body (antigen)

A: The immune system will attempt to rid the body of a pathogen that has been identified as "non-self"…

Q: What definitive test for S. aureus is highly correlated with this agglutination test?

A: Given: What definitive test for S. aureus is highly correlated with this agglutination test?

Q: why are the children of Rh positive mothers not at risk for this  disease erythroblastosis fetalis?

A: When a woman is pregnant, it’s possible that her baby’s blood type is not very compatible with her…

Q: why infectious mononucleosis is called as kissing disease?

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Q: How would you have to modify the diagram of IgG to depict serum IgM?

A: An antibody or immunoglobulin is typically made of four polypeptide chains including two light…

Q: What are the maternal predisposing and precipitating factors to tetralogy of fallot? With…

A: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart defect. In tetralogy of Fallot, the way blood flows…

Q: why are the children of Rh positive mothers not at risk for this erythroblastosis fetalis

A: Hemolytic disease of the newborn also called Erythroblastosis fetalis. This is considered as the…

Q: What is homeostatic regulation of hematopoiesis?

A: Hematopoiesis is the production of all of the cellular components of blood and blood plasma. It…

Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.