by Joe Chaffin | Apr 4, 2016
BBGuy Video “Why Do We Irradiate Blood?” Ten Minute Tutorial Recorded January 2013 This BBGuy Podlet is the first in the “Why Do We…?” series. It is a ten minute tutorial on irradiation of blood products and aspects of...
by Joe Chaffin | Jun 19, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Blood bankers and the Emergency Department are not enemies! Dr. Scott Weingart from EMCrit.org joins me for a frank discussion on how our two areas interact. “Trauma alert! Emergency Department! Three minutes!” Those of us familiar with life in a hospital...
by Joe Chaffin | May 31, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
“Daratumu-WHAT?” This drug, used to treat multiple myeloma, can cause problems with antibody testing. Rick Kaufman tells you what to expect and how to minimize the problem. Dr. Rick Kaufman from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston joins Dr....
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Xenotransplantation According to the official document from 2001, (“PHS Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation,” www.fda.gov), xenotransplantation is “the use of live animal cells, tissues and organs in the treatment...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Malaria A very important and deadly parasitic infection seen in many countries around the world, caused by one of the following species of Plasmodium: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and in a few areas, P. knowlesi. Malaria has huge public...
