The ABO Blood Group System is the foundation of everything we do in Transfusion Medicine. If you are wondering how we test patients and donors to determine their ABO type, this quick blog post is for you. This post also serves as an introduction to episode 054 of the...
Most blood bankers really dislike ABO discrepancies, but Nicole Draper says, “They’re not so bad!” She teaches three simple rules that will get you on the road to solving most of these cases quickly. When ABO testing goes right, as it almost always...
“Alloimmunization” has occurred (gasp!), and your patient now “has an antibody.” Dr. Chris Tormey wants you to understand why some people make these antibodies and others just don’t. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has...
Your hospital’s blood management program may be perfect, but too late! Preoperative anemia treatment might be the “missing link.” Sure, you’ve got a Patient Blood Management program (You do, right? I hope so!). You’ve lowered your...
The Sue Johnson knowledge bomb continues as she shows us how to choose compatible blood products and TEST them to make sure they are compatible. Plus, Sue tackles real-world case examples! In episode 050CE, Sue Johnson took us through the first two steps of...
