OBJECTIVE: First, to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of the direct antiglobulin test (DAT) for significant hemolysis in the neonate, as referenced to ...

The Coombs antiglobulin test has surely proved of immense importance in detecting antibody globulin on the surface of the red cell, as in isoimmune and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, as well as in cross ...

A TWENTY-SEVEN-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease had open-heart surgery on April 5, 1966. The direct Coombs tests before operation were negative. She was studied nine days later because of ...

If you’ve been feeling fatigued, have shortness of breath, cold hands and feet, and very pale skin, you may have an insufficient amount of red blood cells. This condition is called anemia, and it has ...

The Case: A 72-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presents to the emergency department with a 3-month history of shortness of breath on exertion, lethargy, pallor and scleral icterus.