Blood Bank and Transfusion Practice Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hemolysis: the condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells after transfusion of incompatible blood.
• sensitization: the process by which the body generates antibodies against foreign blood group antigens.
• rhnull: a rare blood type associated with the absence of the rh antigen.
• rh: the blood group system responsible for hemolytic disease of the newborn.
• fibrinogen: the protein in plasma that plays a key role in clotting.
• autoimmunity: a blood disorder in which the body makes autoantibodies against its own red blood cells.
• cross match: a test used to detect incompatibility between donor and recipient blood involving red blood cells and serum.
• allogeneic: the term for the process of blood donation from a donor to a patient
• platelets: blood component is mainly used to treat thrombocytopenia
• cryoprecipitate: type of blood product is used for patients with clotting factor deficiencies
• aplastic: the term for the inability to produce red blood cells due to destruction in the bone marrow.
• fucosyltransferase: the enzyme that bombay phenotype individuals lack, which prevents the expression of h antigen.