WAEC Biology 2018 Objective — Question 39
Question 39 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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What should the hospital have done to prevent patient X from showing the symptom described above? Patient X should have
- A. undergone an agglutination testCorrect
- B. been asked for the blood group
- C. been screened for HIV
- D. undergone malaria test
Explanation
An agglutination (cross-matching) test before transfusion would have revealed the blood group incompatibility and prevented the reaction.
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