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Which test would be given before a blood transfusion?

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Pre-transfusion tests include ABO and RhD typing of the patient's red blood cells and an antibody screen with the patient's plasma. The latter is a method to detect clinically significant non-ABO antibodies to red cell antigens.

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Pre-transfusion tests include ABO and RhD typing of the patient's red blood cells and an antibody screen with the patient's plasma. The latter is a method to detect clinically significant non-ABO antibodies to red cell antigens
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