A patient has been diagnosed with anemia. the physician suspects an immune hemolytic anemia and orders a coombs test. the patien

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A patient has been diagnosed with anemia. the physician suspects an immune hemolytic anemia and orders a coombs test. the patien

t asks the nurse what this test will tell the doctor. the nurse replies:

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Evgen [1.6K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-07T15:05:49+03:00

<span>"They are looking for the presence of antibody or complement on the surface of the RBC."
</span><span>The Coombs test is used to diagnose immune hemolytic anemias. It detects the presence of antibody or complement on the surface of the red cell. Answer choice A refers to direct antiglobulin test (DAT). Answer choice B refers to blood smear test. Answer choice C refers to iron stores test.</span>