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Re: o neg/ sensitized/transfusion Q
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:49:01 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, mary wrote: >
>I think I posted this yesterday and lost it somehow in the airways or
>maybe I'm having a brain cramp. sorry.
>
>I am RH sensitized to antiD. What would happen if I am transfused with
>pos blood? Do I need to carry around a card that says that I am o neg
>sensitized to D.

You would have a transfusion reaction and this would not be a good thing -- you should carry a card stating you are Rh negative and sensitized -- but any lab would do a cross match before giving you blood anyway -- still...

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