Agglutination of RBCs is the result of a transfusion reaction caused by ____ blood.
A) familial
B) contaminated
C) frozen
D) mismatched

Question

Agglutination of RBCs is the result of a transfusion reaction caused by ____ blood.​
A) ​familial
B) ​contaminated
C) ​frozen
D) ​mismatched

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Agglutination of RBCs occurs when the recipient's immune system recognizes the donor's RBCs as foreign and produces antibodies against them, causing them to clump together. This is a transfusion reaction that occurs when the donor blood is mismatched with the recipient's blood type. Therefore, the answer is D) mismatched blood.

Agglutination of RBCs Is the Result of a Transfusion Reaction