BLOOD GROUP (SLIDE AGGLUTINATION)

• Other tests advised along with Blood Group (Slide Agglutination) Test
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When a person's blood is being classified for donation or before receiving a transfusion, blood typing is performed. After an injury or during surgery, blood typing is a quick and simple method to make sure you get an appropriate blood group. Agglutination, or blood clumping, can result from receiving incompatible blood and can be lethal. Blood typing is especially essential for pregnant women. 

If the mother is Rh-negative and the father is Rh-positive, the child will likely be Rh-positive. The mother in these situations needs to take a medication known as RhoGAM. When a mother's and baby's blood mixes, which frequently occurs during pregnancy, this medication will prevent the mother's body from producing antibodies that could harm the baby's blood cells.

• As pre-transfusion testing
• Before organ transplantation to prevent organ rejection
• To determine the Rh factor of pregnant women to manage Rh incompatibility and prevent hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)
• To promptly ascertain blood type in cases requiring an emergency blood transfusion.
• Blood group testing may be performed as part of a pre-operative screening or routine check-up for general health assessments
• To establish identity or provide evidence in legal cases

• Unless otherwise directed by your doctor, there is no need for you to make any special preparations before the Blood Group (Slide Agglutination) Test
• Other blood tests can be carried out in addition to this test. If your doctor advises you to have multiple tests at once, they may ask you to fast for a specific period of time prior to a blood test
• Drink adequate water before sample collection
• Follow the preparatory instructions as guided by your doctor