Blood Type Test: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
A blood type test is done:
- Before a person gets a blood transfusion.
- Before a person donates blood.
- Before a person donates an organ for transplantation.
- Before surgery.
- When a woman is planning to become pregnant or first becomes pregnant.
- To show whether two people could be blood relatives.
- To check the identify of a person suspected of committing a crime.
| Last updated: | June 12, 2008 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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