by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary DDAVP Abbreviation for “1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin.” DDAVP is a synthetic version of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) originally developed to treat diabetes insipidus. This medication also has a useful side effect applicable to transfusion...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Deglyced Pronounced “dee-GLISSED”, this is a slang term that blood bankers use when they mean “deglycerolized.” Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast Read the BBGuy Blog BBGuy...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Deglycerolized This term refers to thawed, previously frozen red blood cell (RBC) products processed to remove glycerol prior to transfusion. Glycerol protects RBCs during freezing and thawing, but it can cause hemolysis if not removed (“washed...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary DHQ Abbreviation for Donor History Questionnaire, the AABB-developed standard set of donor history questions and associated information in the United States. Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast Read...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Direct Exclusion In historical paternity testing, a direct exclusion occurred when a child expressed an antigen that he could not have inherited from the potential father or mother. An example: A group O man is the possible father of a child who is blood...
