by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a progressive, debilitating, fatal brain disorder caused by transmission of a protein known as a “prion.” The brain undergoes characteristic degenerative changes that include a...
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 Deferral A deferral is a determination and notification that a blood donor is unsuitable to donate blood. Deferrals may occur as a result of test results, high-risk donor activity, physical or historical donor characteristics that would make donation...
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...
