by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Blood Bank “Blood Bank” can have three main meanings. First, it most commonly refers to a section of a hospital laboratory responsible for the storage and issue of blood products. Blood banks perform many other tasks as well, including...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Blood Group Antigen A protein or glycoprotein found on the surface of a red blood cell (but often NOT ONLY on a red cell) and defined by recognition by a specific alloantibody. In other words, imagine you are a protein on a red cell. You do NOT get to claim...
by Joe Chaffin | Feb 20, 2016
Glossary Acquired B Antigen An “uncommon in real life, popular on standardized exams” ABO discrepancy that occurs when red blood cells from blood group A patients come into contact with certain gram-negative bacteria (especially those of colonic origin in...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Cryptantigen An antigen on the surface of a red cell that is not normally visible (it’s “in a crypt,” get it?). These antigens are “exposed” either through the actions of enzymes secreted by bacteria in acquired polyagglutination...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary WBD Platelets “WBD” stands for “whole blood-derived,” and as a result, this term refers to platelets that are obtained from a single whole blood donation (some people also call them “random donor” platelets). This product...
