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Posted On : 25 Nov 2012

why is it advice to do hb electrophoresis after 3 months of blood transfusion in suspected transfusion

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T Jothi

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to rule out haemolytic anaemia

12 years ago

E

eman enezi

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Life span of rbcs 120days

12 years ago

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Yousef Sedrak

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To allow time for transfused RBCs to be removed

12 years ago

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lekshmy prasad

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haemolytic anemia

12 years ago

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R S Jaswal

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to rule out hemolytic anemias, Hb pathies.

12 years ago

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Since transfused blood may remain in the recepient for almost 120 days, it interferes with the electrophoresis as that blood will also be checked for in the electrophoresis.

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