by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Indirect Exclusion In paternity testing, an indirect exclusion occurs when a child does not express an antigen that he should have expressed based on the father’s presumed genotype. An example is when a father who has the phenotype Fy(a+b-) is evaluated...
by Joe Chaffin | Jun 17, 2020 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
Your patient needs blood, but EVERYTHING is incompatible! Jill Storry says, “Take it easy. Here’s what to do next.” NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. For many blood bankers, figuring out what to do...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 10, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Babies that are born too early and too small often need transfusions. “Friend of the Podcast” Cassandra Josephson returns to answer “Five Essential Neonatal RBC Transfusion Questions” In BBGuy Essentials Episode 012, Dr. Cassandra Josephson...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 20, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
Molecular testing is everywhere in medicine today, and the blood bank is no exception! Meghan Delaney offers 7 practical uses for molecular testing in Transfusion Medicine. You can hardly turn around in health care today without hearing someone talking about genetic...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 25, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
Connie Westhoff thinks it’s time to implement Rh genotyping for patients with “serologic weak D” results, and she’s here to tell you why! Dr. Connie Westhoff from the New York Blood Center joins Dr. Chaffin to discuss Rh genotyping in pregnant...