Week 7. Lab 6. Blood

This week we can have some fun and play a game!

Go ahead and open this link, 

I promise you will be happy to help the people in need. 

Blood typing game.

I played this game a few times, just because it was kind of fun. 

I did get confused with an AB Rh- patient and tried to give him an O+ blood. Oh boy, he did not like that at all! 

All other patients were successfully treated and looked pretty happy. 

I liked how easy it was to identify the type of blood. This is the most important task in the determination of which type of blood can patient receive. Because all types A, B, AB, and O can receive the O blood and all of them compatible with the Rh -, people who have the O Rh- blood type are called the universal donors. The AB Rh+ carriers can receive any other type of blood and thus called the universal receivers. The only "picky" ones are the O-, they can receive only  the O- blood. 

Here is a very easy to read chart that can help in remembering blood compatibility:

The white blood cells consist of: 

a.  Basophils are granulocytes that function to release heparin that inhibits blood clotting. They also release histamine to cause inflammation.

b. Eosinophils are granulocytes that function to kill certain parasites and help control allergic reactions.

c. Lymphocytes are agranulocytes that function to produce antibodies that act against specific foreign substances.

d. Monocytes are agranulocytes that leave the bloodstream to function as macrophages that phagocytize foreign particles.

e. Neutrophils are granulocytes that function to phagocytize foreign particles. 

Work cited:

"The Blood Typing Game." - about Blood Groups, Blood Typing and Blood Transfusions. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. <http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/bloodtypinggame/>.

 Web. 6 Oct. 2015. <https://highered.mheducation.com/sites/dl/free/0072919329/65712/ch14_EOC.doc>.