If you are blood type AB pos, what blood type can you receive if a transfusion is needed?

Phyllis Lucile Gilmore Todd, That answer is the one and only correct answer. You should have a discussion with your Doctor. He/they should have known better!

I have AB pos blood and while hospitalized I needed blood and they could find only 2 pints of my blood type. They gave me 6 pints of plasma and my kidneys shut down. That was 10 years ago and I am still under the care of a nephrologist. I vary between Stage 3 and Stage 4 kidney disease. If your answer is correct I sure have gone through a lot with my kidneys unnecessarily. Better check your answer.

Jim Laughner, Correction to my previous post: I stated "If you're AB- you could receive any blood type and either - or + RH factor." That is incorrect, What I meant was If you're AB+ you could receive any blood type and either - or + RH factor.

Nowhere near enough information in the answer

I have AB negative blood type.

I thought O- was the universal recipient, and O+ was the universal donor.

I knew this as types A and B both have anti A and Anti B antigens and every blood group can recieved blood group O.

pam mcguffee, you are wrong. Plasma is universal and not bloodtyped and can be obtained by spinning down packed volume of any blood type. And that plasma can be given to anybody

imcrzymry, you are incorrect negative means you have no antibodies. So yes AB can take A- blood

Phyllis Lucile Gilmore Todd, and plasma is the clear part of whole blood usually given for the clotting factors You were given packed red blood cells O negative is the universal recipient. And yes the correct answer to this question is any blood type

imcrzymry, I was thinking the same thing!

Phyllis Lucile Gilmore Todd, I thought a person could only receive their own blood type or O. Hmmmm 🤔. I’m sorry to hear about your kidney disease. Prayers for you! 🙏🏼

I didn’t know that

Universal donor, yes, not universal acceptor.

Linda Erickson Brousseau, Group O- is the Universal DONOR not the Universal RECEPIENT. The negative RH factor means there is No RH Antigen. Receiving anu other Blood Type tha O- will kill those of us will O- Blood becausr we have no Anyigend buy may have All Anyibodies. This is one of the reasons many women dies after gheir first child in centurirs gone by.

WRONG: you can't use my A neg. blood it can kill you if you're AB+

Linda Erickson Brousseau, Type O can give to the other , not receive.

Linda Erickson Brousseau, type O can give his or her blood to everyone but can only receive O type O gives to everybody Type AB can receive blood from every types