by Joe Chaffin | Feb 21, 2016
Glossary AHG Phase The last of the three so-called “phases” or “stages” of testing serum and red cells for compatibility, most commonly in test tubes (the first two are the immediate spin and 37oC phases). In classic tube testing, the AHG phase...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Patient Blood Management (PBM) As defined by one of the leaders in the field, Dr. Tim Hannon, blood management (also called “patient blood management”) is “an evidence-based, multidisciplinary process that is designed to promote the optimal...
by Joe Chaffin | Sep 29, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
So, your patient needs a transfusion. Is it ok to reflexively order premedication to prevent transfusion reactions? Dr. Heidi Shafi explains why it might not help, and could potentially hurt! Dr. Heidi Shafi from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles joins Dr. Chaffin to...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 2, 2022 | BBGuy Podcast, Continuing Education, Special Topic, Transfusion Practice |
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Thalassemia may be too easy to overlook for those in the U.S., but it is an enormous global problem! When most United States-based healthcare providers think of a hemoglobinopathy, sickle cell disease is the first to...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 31, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
This episode comes in two parts, recorded a couple of months apart to reflect what was happening in 2016 with testing for Zika virus. IMPORTANT NOTE: Things have changed pretty dramatically since I recorded the first Zika podcast in July 2016! In August 2016, FDA...
