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Group AB blood does not have any anti-B or anti-A antibodies in the plasma, making it the universal FFP donor.

FFP is used in patients with a coagulopathy who need replacement of their clotting factors. As this patient has no G&S available, she should be given the universal FFP donor, which is group AB plasma (as this plasma has no antibodies). As the patient has childbearing potential, it would be best to give her rhesus-negative blood until her rhesus group is known.
10003536
a
AB RhD negative
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Group O blood donors produce anti-A and anti-B antibodies in their plasma. The universal donor for FFP is group AB blood. The universal donor for red cells is group O blood.

As this patient has no G&S available, she should be given the universal FFP donor, which is group AB plasma (as this plasma has no antibodies). As the patient has childbearing potential, it would be best to give her rhesus-negative blood until her rhesus group is known.
10003538
c
O RhD positive
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Group A blood donors produce anti-B antibodies in their plasma. The universal donor for FFP is group AB blood. The universal donor for red cells is group O blood.

As this patient has no G&S available she should be given the universal FFP donor, which is group AB plasma (as this plasma has no antibodies). As the patient has childbearing potential, it would be best to give her rhesus-negative blood until her rhesus group is known.
10003540
e
A RhD negative
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Group O blood donors produce anti-A and anti-B antibodies in their plasma. The universal donor for FFP is group AB blood. The universal donor for red cells is group O blood.

As this patient has no G&S available, she should be given the universal FFP donor, which is group AB plasma (as this plasma has no antibodies). As the patient has childbearing potential, it would be best to give her rhesus-negative blood until her rhesus group is known.
10003537
b
O RhD negative
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Whilst group AB blood is the universal donor for FFP, this patient is of reproductive age, and if available, should receive RhD-negative blood to avoid the issue of a future fetus being RhD-positive and her being RhD-negative.

If a rhesus-negative mother becomes sensitised to rhesus-positive blood, she will form anti-RhD antibodies (this is called sensitisation). This can cause anaemia, hydrops fetalis and kernicterus in a future pregnancy if the foetus' blood is RhD-positive.
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d
AB RhD positive
Concept
Chapter
2693
4176
Transfusion
Topic
157
Haematology
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A 38-year-old female presents to A&E with a massive haemorrhage following a road traffic accident. A group and save (G&S) has been ordered but is not yet available.

The patient has been transfused with 6 packs of red cells and the haematologist now requires fresh frozen plasma (FFP).

Which type of FFP is most appropriate for this patient?
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