by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Antibody Screen More properly called the “antibody detection test,” the antibody screen (as most blood bank types call it) is a test used to demonstrate the presence or absence of “unexpected (non-ABO) antibodies.” You can think of it...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Immediate Spin Phase The first of the three classic “phases” of testing serum and red cells for compatibility, most commonly in test tubes (the last two are the 37C and AHG phases). The term “immediate spin” refers to the fact that...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Alloimmunization In general, production of an antibody against antigens that come from a different person of the same species. To a blood banker, this refers to the process of producing an alloantibody (targeting a red cell antigen that is absent from the red...
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 19, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
Allergic reactions? They are SO BORING! Not so fast, my fine learners! New information suggests otherwise. Allergic reactions have become pretty widely known as “nuisance reactions” to blood bankers and clinical staff (“Dang it! Another patient with...
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!),...
