by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Multiplex NAT A type of nucleic acid testing (NAT) that detects the genetic material of more than one organism at one time. Blood donor testing laboratories use multiplex NAT (or “MNAT”) to detect HIV-1 RNA, hepatitis C virus RNA, and hepatitis B...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 2, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
What do you do when a patient doesn’t respond to platelet transfusions? Pat Kopko shows us a clear pathway to quicker success! Dr. Pat Kopko from the University of California-San Diego talks with me about a practical approach to patients with platelet...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications, Transfusion Practice |
CMV can cause BIG problems in certain susceptible transfusion recipients, but people disagree on prevention. Dr. John Roback has spent years at the heart of the debate, and he’s here to help! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) TTP is a form of Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) associated with severe deficiencies of an enzyme called ADAMTS13 (say it like this: “Adam Tee Ess 13”). This enzyme is responsible for the trimming of von...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 9, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Therapeutic Apheresis |
When a patient has too much of a GOOD thing, that can be a BAD thing! Dr. Jeff Winters explains what YOU need to know about therapeutic cytapheresis. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Patients who have excess white...
