by Joe Chaffin | Apr 10, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
Transfusing patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) is a big deal, for many reasons. Eric Gehrie guides us through those challenges, especially alloimmunization (making antibodies against red cell antigens). History Lesson: Around 1910, Dr. James Herrick discovered...
by Joe Chaffin | Jun 6, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
Drugs that lead to immune red cell hemolysis can be super-sneaky and present as unexplained hemolysis! Pat Arndt outlines just how to “sleuth” out these challenging cases! Patricia Arndt, MT(ASCP)SBB from American Red Cross Southern California joins Dr....
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 16, 2020 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Donation, Transfusion Complications |
Blood banks have numerous tools to keep blood safe from transfusion-transmitted infection. Suchi Pandey helps us understand them all! Blood transfusion is less likely to transmit infections today than ever. Through a combination of screening questions, donor testing,...
by Joe Chaffin | Aug 11, 2023 | BBGuy Podcast |
It’s a “no blood banking episode!” Let’s have fun with the Glaucomfleckens! OK, I’ll tell you right up front: This is NOT an episode that will increase your knowledge of blood banking/transfusion medicine in any way! Instead, this one is...
by Joe Chaffin | May 16, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
A whole bunch of people SAYING something doesn’t automatically make it true! In fact, many things people believe about transfusion are just myths, and Kevin Land want to “bust” them for you! Over the years, little misunderstandings about things in...
