The direct Coombs' test is designed to detect when people have a disease that causes them to

a. have an excessively high fever.
b. quit making antibodies.
c. make too many red blood cells.
d. produce antibodies that bind to their own red blood cells.


Answer: d. produce antibodies that bind to their own red blood cells.

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