by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Autologous Literally, “derived or transferred from the same individual’s body.” In blood banking, autologous transfusions (or transplantations) are ones in which the donor and recipient are the same person. There are multiple ways for...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Back Type A slang term used by blood bank staff to refer to a process currently known as “serum grouping” or “reverse grouping.” In short, the back type involves testing patient serum against A1 and B cells to see what ABO antibodies...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Blood Banking Blood banking refers to the processes used to collect blood and blood components, store them appropriately, and prepare them for transfusion to a patient. However, many people also use the term to refer to the scientific processes of choosing...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Bombay (Oh) Phenotype The lack of A, B, or H antigens on red blood cells and in secretions and plasma. As outlined here, the H antigen is made by adding a fucose sugar to an oligosaccharide, and that must happen before either A or B antigens can be made...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Calibration A procedure that compares results obtained by an instrument or system to a known standard. I have italicized “compares” because at its heart, calibration is just a comparison (people tend to confuse calibration with...
