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 ELISA/EIA ELISA is an acronym for “Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay”, a test that is now usually called “Enzyme Immunoassay” or “EIA.” Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Discriminatory NAT A type of nucleic acid testing done after a reactive multiplex NAT. Multiplex NAT (mNAT) tests multiple donors whose samples have been pooled into one testing sample for three different organisms: HIV-1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and...
by Joe Chaffin | Jan 27, 2016
BBGuy Videos Essential Topic Discussions for Learners Live Teaching Sessions: Last Minute Essentials YouTube Live “cram session” from May 2024; designed especially for pathology resident board review. Basic Immunohematology Series: Blood Groups Overview...
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 19, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
Allergic reactions? They are SO BORING! Not so fast, my fine learners! New information suggests otherwise. Allergic reactions have become pretty widely known as “nuisance reactions” to blood bankers and clinical staff (“Dang it! Another patient with...
