by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Unexpected Antibodies Any non-ABO antibody present in a recipient or donor. For example, blood bankers expect a group A patient to have anti-B, but would not normally expect another antibody, such as anti-K or Anti-D. The test to detect unexpected antibodies...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Zika Virus Zika virus (pronounced “ZEE-ka” and abbreviated “ZIKV”) is a mosquito-transmitted virus that underwent explosive spread in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean in 2015 and 2016. The virus is transmitted by the...
by Joe Chaffin | May 13, 2016 | Blog, Immunohematology |
The Rh blood group system is spectacularly complex, while at the same time enormously important. Beginners trying to understand the system are often really confused by all the terminology that blood bankers use to describe the five main Rh antigens. We say things...
by Joe Chaffin | May 2, 2016
Glossary Least Incompatible I am on record calling this phrase “The DUMBEST phrase we use in Transfusion Medicine” from the stage at an AABB Annual Meeting. That seems like a pretty harsh assessment (and I may be wrong), but I really don’t like...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Major Crossmatch A “major” crossmatch is the last test used to assess the compatibility of a donor’s red blood cells with the recipient’s plasma. Note that a crossmatch is generally the last step performed in pretransfusion testing,...
