The Direct Antiglobulin Test seems super-simple, but there’s more to it than meets the eye! Sue Johnson joins me to discuss. The DAT (also known as the “Direct Coombs” test) is really a basic and easy test to do. For such a simple test, however, most...
Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) has a long confusing name, but never fear! Brian Curtis will help you not hate NAIT! Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (yes, you may have heard it called something else!) is the most common reason for babies to have...
Jeff Winters returns to explain how to use therapeutic apheresis to treat Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). Most people who listen to this podcast are involved in blood banking in one way or another. In general, blood bankers like to do things in an...
Therapeutic apheresis does not have to be scary! Jeff Winters helps us understand the essentials of this ever-expanding part of Transfusion Medicine. It is very common for trainees and practitioners of Transfusion Medicine to be uncomfortable with therapeutic...
Allergic reactions? They are SO BORING! Not so fast, my fine learners! New information suggests otherwise. Allergic reactions have become pretty widely known as “nuisance reactions” to blood bankers and clinical staff (“Dang it! Another patient with...
