by Joe Chaffin | May 13, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Cardiac surgery can be scary for blood banks! A busy cardiac surgeon pulls back the curtain on what is really happening in the OR for your ears only. Most blood bankers will tell you that cardiac surgery can lead to some of the most intense interactions between a...
by Joe Chaffin | Nov 20, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Platelet transfusion decisions are too important to be made by looking at just one number. Joe Sweeney wants to show you a better way! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Far too many platelet transfusion decisions...
by Joe Chaffin | Aug 17, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic |
“Wow! I never even heard about that article!” Two authors of a great synopsis of 2016-17 critical developments are here to help you get caught up! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Every year, the AABB...
by Joe Chaffin | Jun 12, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
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...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Kleihauer-Betke Test A somewhat crude laboratory test used to screen maternal blood samples for the presence of fetal red blood cells. The “K-B” test, as it is known, takes advantage of the fact that baby RBCs are generally rich in hemoglobin F,...
