Patients with liver disease receive almost 1 of every 5 blood products transfused in hospitals! Dr. Jeannie Callum thinks that is too much, and she shares how we can improve our practice in these complex patients. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has...
“Wow! I never even heard about that article!” Two authors of a great synopsis of 2016-17 critical developments are here to help you get caught up! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Every year, the AABB...
The ABO Blood Group System is the foundation of everything we do in Transfusion Medicine. If you are wondering how we test patients and donors to determine their ABO type, this quick blog post is for you. This post also serves as an introduction to episode 054 of the...
Most blood bankers really dislike ABO discrepancies, but Nicole Draper says, “They’re not so bad!” She teaches three simple rules that will get you on the road to solving most of these cases quickly. When ABO testing goes right, as it almost always...
“Alloimmunization” has occurred (gasp!), and your patient now “has an antibody.” Dr. Chris Tormey wants you to understand why some people make these antibodies and others just don’t. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has...
