by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Intravascular Hemolysis Near-immediate, potentially catastrophic destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) as soon as incompatible antibodies interact with those RBCs. Intravascular hemolysis is most commonly caused by antibodies that are capable of activating...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Quality Control Quality control (QC) is required testing to ensure that products or processes are meeting standards. QC testing is performed on blood products to measure the quality of the component manufacturing process. Platelet count and pH in apheresis...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Thromboelastography (TEG) TEG is a technology that allows rapid analysis of whole blood clotting properties and assesses a patient’s overall coagulation status. TEG, along with ROTEM, is part of an overall effort to more rapidly evaluate bleeding...
by Joe Chaffin | Nov 8, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products |
You may think whole blood is a dinosaur, a relic of long-forgotten blood banks past. Mark Yazer is on a mission to change your mind about this “old school” solution! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. In...
by Joe Chaffin | Nov 14, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
There is new understanding of the impact of Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload (TACO), and Garrett Booth explains. Despite having possibly the silliest acronym in the history of medicine (note: This is my personal opinion, not necessarily shared by Garrett!),...
