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Second Edition
By
Kathy Blaney, MS, BB(ASCP)SBB, University of Central Florida, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Orlando, FL
Paula Howard, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Micro Typing Systems, Pompano Beach, FL
Description
Clear and accessible, this text addresses the fundamental knowledge and skills you need to work in a blood-banking laboratory. It integrates
basic theory – genetics, immunology, and immunohematology – then adds practical, problem-solving exercises. Clinical scenarios and critical
thinking exercises help you apply basic concepts to modern transfusion and blood-bank settings.
Contents
Foundations: Basic Sciences and Reagents
1. Immunology
2. Blood Banking Reagents
3. Genetic Principles
of Blood Banking
Overview of the Major Blood Groups
4. ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status
5.
Rh Blood Group System
6. Other Blood Group Systems
Essentials of Pretransfusion Testing
7.
Antibody Detection and Identification
8. Compatibility Testing
Blood Collection, Testing, and Components
9. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy
10. Testing of Donor Blood
11. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy
Clinical
Considerations in Immunohematology
12. Adverse Complications of Transfusions
13. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus
and Newborn
14. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients
Quality and Safety Issues
15. Quality
Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry
16. Safety Issues in the Blood Bank
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 400 pages, publication date: JAN-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04805-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-04805-6
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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