Case History

Case number: 00010

A pregnant lady has a type and screen done at booking. Her forward and reverse typing is shown below:



An antibody screen demonstrated pan-reactive cells. The blood transfusion laboratory went on to perform an antibody identification:



Questions

  1. What is the patient's blood group?
  2. Is there an ABO discrepancy?
  3. How would you interpret the antibody identification panel?
  4. What test is needed to confirm the diagnosis?
  5. Should this patient require a blood transfusion, what type of blood should be ordered for her?

Discussion