by Joe Chaffin | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Blood Donors |
“Dr. Chaffin, I keep hearing about Zika virus on TV. It sounds scary, but I also heard that blood banks donβt test for Zika! How do blood centers decide which tests to perform? Can each center ‘do its own thingβ and choose which tests they use to detect...
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog, Special Topic |
2016 marked a new beginning for the Blood Bank Guy website. Among other major changes, I debuted the “Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast” in April, an interview-style educational audio presentation targeted toward those learning blood banking and...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Transfusion Practice |
βDr. Chaffin, I started working at a new blood bank recently, and I think they are breaking the rules! A patient came into the emergency room after an auto accident, and the FFP given to him was blood group A! Isnβt AB the βuniversal plasma,β not A? The patient...
by Joe Chaffin | Jan 27, 2016
Glossary ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ AABBAABB StandardsABO DiscrepancyAcquired B AntigenAcute Lung InjuryAcute Normovolemic Hemodilution (ANH)ADAMTS13Adsorbed Serum/PlasmaAdsorptionAdult T-cell Leukemia/LymphomaAgglutinationAHG CrossmatchAHG PhaseAlexander...
by Joe Chaffin | Jun 2, 2021 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products, Transfusion Practice |
What’s new with Low-titer Group O Whole Blood? Dr. Mark Yazer returns to give us the latest. In 2017, Dr. Mark Yazer appeared on this podcast to discuss the burgeoning interest in “Low-titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)” for massive transfusions,...
