by Joe Chaffin | Feb 27, 2020 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Donation |
Keeping blood donors and patients who will receive their blood safe from harm is a massive responsibility. Dr. Mindy Goldman describes tough decisions made in Canada in recent years. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Donor History Questionnaire Commonly abbreviated “DHQ,” this is a standardized set of questions used by most blood centers in the U.S. to screen volunteer blood donors. The complete questionnaire and supporting documents are published by AABB, in...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 29, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Dr. Emily Volk from the Baptist and Tenet Health Systems joins me to outline what you really need to know about Patient Blood Management (PBM). It seems like everyone today is talking about “Patient Blood Management!” The interest (and apprehension) is...
by Joe Chaffin | Oct 19, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products |
Cryoprecipitate is easily the most misunderstood blood product. Dr. Chaffin and co-host Dr. Heidi Shafi give you five “Essentials” of cryoprecipitate to set record straight! The blood product “cryoprecipitate,” prepared by slow-thawing fresh...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 27, 2016
ABO Blood Group System Quiz Choose the BEST answer: 0% 1. The reactivity of blood group A is confirmed by detecting the presence of which immunodominant sugar molecule?N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acidL-fucoseN-acetyl-D-galactosamineN-acetyl-D-glucosamineD-galactose 2....
