by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are cells that are capable of multiplying and producing additional blood cells of a particular lineage. The are often somewhat inaccurately called hematopoietic “stem cells”...
by Joe Chaffin | Feb 3, 2017
Glossary Hematuria Why on earth would this word be included in a blood bank glossary? Simply because I don’t want it to confuse you! According to the American Urological Association, hematuria is simply “defined as the presence of red blood cells in the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Abbreviated “HSC” and often somewhat inaccurately used interchangeably with hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC), this term describes very early cells present normally in small quantities in the bone marrow and even smaller...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hemolysis A general term for the destruction of red blood cells (RBCs). Hemolysis can occur for many reasons, including incompatible antibodies (as in hemolytic transfusion reactions and autoimmune hemolytic anemias), mechanical reasons (damaged heart valves...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Commonly abbreviated “HUS,” this is one of the two thrombotic microangiopathies, along with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Like TTP, HUS is associated with thrombocytopenia and changes of microangiopathic...
