08-30-2005, 05:27 PM
5. A newborn is in severe respiratory distress immediately following delivery. She was born at 35 weeks gestation to a 35-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, aborta 1, who did not receive prenatal care The newborn™s pulse is 601mm, and respirations are irregular and labored. Examination shows pallorwitli perioral cyanosis, anasarca, hepatosplenomegaly, and scattered petechiae. Cord blood hemoglobin is 4 gidL, and reticulocte count is 18%. A direct antiglobulin (Coombs™) test is positive. Which of the following sets of blood groups is most likely in the mother and her newborn?
Mother Newborn
r A) A, Rh-positive 0, Rh-positive
C B) A, Rh-positive C, Rh-negative
C C) A, Rh-negative 0, IRh-negtive
C D) 0, Rh-positive 0, Rh-negative
r E) 0, Rh-negative 0, Rh-positive
Mother Newborn
r A) A, Rh-positive 0, Rh-positive
C B) A, Rh-positive C, Rh-negative
C C) A, Rh-negative 0, IRh-negtive
C D) 0, Rh-positive 0, Rh-negative
r E) 0, Rh-negative 0, Rh-positive