by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary IAT Abbreviation for Indirect Antiglobulin Test. Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast Read the BBGuy Blog BBGuy Videos BBGuy Quizzes Ask the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Immediate Spin Crossmatch Often abbreviated as “IS crossmatch,” this is a type of serologic crossmatch performed by adding diluted red cells and patient serum/plasma to a test tube at room temperature, immediately centrifuging...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Infectious Disease Testing A set of tests to screen for potential (“relevant,” to use FDA terminology) transfusion-transmitted diseases required for every allogeneic blood donor. These are the currently required tests (as of the FDA’s...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Minor Crossmatch In contrast to the “major” crossmatch (recipient serum vs. donor red blood cells), the “minor” crossmatch is designed to test opposite compatibility: The donor’s serum/plasma with the recipient’s red cells....
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Operational Qualification A part of a validation protocol for a particular piece of equipment, abbreviated “OQ.” This is the part of validation that people associate most with the process. The point of OQ is to test the limits of the equipment...
