by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Crossmatch A general term for a testing (or evaluating) one person’s serum/plasma against another person’s red blood cells to check and see if there is an incompatibility (primarily in the ABO and Rh systems). There are actually two main types of...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary DAT Abbreviation for “Direct Antiglobulin Test.” Sometimes people say it as if it is a word, but most blood bankers speak it letter by letter instead (“D-A-T”). Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Dengue Virus Dengue (pronounced “DENG-gee”), or “DENV,” is actually a group of viruses that cause “dengue fever” (more commonly, simply “dengue”) and a more serious infection known as “dengue hemorrhagic...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary HEMPAS Acronym for a rare inherited anemia known as “Hereditary Erythroblastic Multinuclearity with a Positive Acidified Serum lysis test,” or congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, type II (CDA II). HEMPAS is important in blood banking due to the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Gel Testing The common name for various manufacturers’ versions of “column agglutination” testing. Gel testing occurs in small columns filled with a viscous gel. The RBCs and plasma being tested are added to the chamber at the top of the...
