Questions on Rhesus disease

• What is Rhesus disease ?
• How does it happen (simply) ?
• What are the important questions to ask in obstetric history in relation to RD ?
• What is Haemolysis and how does it happen in RD ?
• Describe the Inheritance (Genetically) to manifest in Rhesus Disease ?
• What is Rhesus Negative ?
• What are the types of Rhesus Antigens ?
• What are the complications of Haemolytic Aneamia ?
• What is the prevalence of rhesus disease?
• What is sensitisation and what does it depend on ?
• What is Kleihauer test and why is it used ****?
• What are the investigations for Rh disease?
• What are examples of some sensitising events ?
• What are the complications of RD in the neonate ?
• What are the complications of RD in the foetus ?

Questions on RD management

• How is RD prevented ?
• What might be given to D negative women with Rh positive partners who have not been previously sensitised ?