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 10, 2016
Glossary Citrate The major anticoagulant used in blood product collection and storage. Citrate binds to free calcium and prevents it from interacting with the coagulation system. Citrate works great to keep our blood products from clotting, but it can also cause...
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 | Jul 16, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
“Alloimmunization” has occurred (gasp!), and your patient now “has an antibody.” Dr. Chris Tormey wants you to understand why some people make these antibodies and others just don’t. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has...
by Joe Chaffin | Feb 21, 2016
Glossary Agglutination The process in which free red blood cells are bound together by an antibody and reduced to a visible pellet when centrifuged, most typically in test tubes. In short, when an antibody binds to an RBC antigen then binds to an antigen on a second...
