Clinical Laboratory Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Practices, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (September 15, 2020) © 2020

  • Gretchen Johns
  • William Zundel
  • Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing
  • Lisa Denesiuk
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Title overview

For courses in blood banking, transfusion medicine

Clinical Laboratory Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine: Principles and Practices provides readers with the didactic foundation, background, and tools to successfully function in a typical transfusion medicine laboratory.

Teaching and Learning Experience:

  • Presents detailed technical information and real-life case studies that help learners envision themselves as members of the health care team
  • Mixes theoretical and practical information that allows learners to analyse and synthesise the concepts
  • Complemented by a variety of ancillary materials designed to help instructors be more effective and students more successful

Table of contents

  • The Immune Process: The Origin and Interaction Between Antigens and Antibodies
  • Immunogenetics: The Origin of Antigens
  • Blood Bank Applications of Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • ABO and Hh Blood Group Systems
  • Rh, RHAG, and LW Blood Group Systems
  • Other Blood Group Systems
  • Pretransfusion and Compatibility Testing
  • Identification of Unexpected Antibodies
  • Donor Selection, Phlebotomy, and Required Testing
  • Blood Products: Preparation, Storage, and Shipment of Blood Components
  • Component Therapy and Massive Transfusion
  • Adverse Reactions to Transfusion
  • Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
  • Perinatal and Neonatal Transfusion Issues
  • Autoimmune and Drug-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemias
  • Platelet Refractory Patients
  • Transfusion Support of Selected Patient Populations
  • Human Histocompatibility
  • Methods in Parentage Testing
  • Transfusion Safety and Regulatory Issues
  • Quality Assurance

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