ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 99 Topic 8 Discussion

ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 99 Topic 8 Discussion

ASCP-MLT Exam Topic 8 Question 99 Discussion:
Question #: 99
Topic #: 8

AHG must be added to the cells immediately following washing. Antibodies may elute from the cells if the cells are allowed to sit in saline without the addition of AHG.

Which one of the following may cause a FALSE-NEGATIVE result with antiglobulin techniques?


A.

Red cell/AHG test sample is over-centrifuged


B.

Patient's blood specimen was collected in silicone gel tubes


C.

Saline used for washing the test sample has been stored in squirt bottles


D.

Addition of AHG is delayed for 40 minutes or more after final saline wash


E.

Patient's red cells have an antibody coating them


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