by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Chagas Disease A parasitic infection (also known as “American trypanosomiasis”) transmitted by the bite of the completely misnamed “kissing bug” (triatomine or reduviid bug). This nasty bug bites people and then defecates into or near...
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 | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary WBIT Abbreviation for “Wrong Blood In Tube,” also known informally as the blood banker’s worst nightmare! In other words, the tube says this is patient A’s blood, but it actually contains blood from patient B. A 2006 article (AJCP...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Massive Transfusion Defined loosely as the rapid administration of a volume of red blood cells roughly equivalent to a “normal” person’s RBC volume. The most common definition is the receipt of 10 units of RBCs within 24 hours, but...
by Joe Chaffin | Jan 27, 2016
Hi, I'm JoeI Teach the Essentials of Transfusion Medicine to Learners Everywhere Let Me Help You Podcast Listen Videos Watch Glossary Definitions Quizzes Take a Quiz Transfusion Medicine Updates Joe Chaffin, MD Follow 1,734 7,004 Pathologist teaching the essentials of...
