by Joe Chaffin | Mar 10, 2016
Glossary Circular of Information Under Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, blood and blood products must be “labeled” with appropriate information regarding uses, dosage, and administration instructions (just like the FDA requires for package...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Food and Drug Administration This agency is better known as the “FDA”. The FDA is an incredibly large and complex United States Government agency (a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services) charged with ensuring safety of a wide...
by Joe Chaffin | Feb 27, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products |
Despite disappointing recent studies, Ron Strauss thinks granulocyte concentrates still have an important role in Transfusion Medicine NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Granulocyte transfusions, in various forms,...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 24, 2021 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
Transfusion reactions that involve the lungs and heart cause major problems; in fact, such reactions are the most common cause of transfusion-associated death! I believe that recognizing, treating, and of course, preventing transfusion reactions, especially those...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 18, 2022 | BBGuy Podcast, Continuing Education, Special Topic |
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! The REDS research project has transformed transfusion medicine, and the REDS-IV-P phase co-chairs say the best is yet to come! If a research project has been going on for over 30 years, you would think it’s...
