099: Rh Immune Globulin (Teaching Episode)
Rh Immune Globulin prevents at-risk moms from making anti-D, but calculating proper dose can be challenging. Let's simplify things!
099: Rh Immune Globulin (Teaching Episode)
Immunohematology
093CE: The Mighty MMA! with Sandy Nance
093CE: The Mighty MMA! with Sandy Nance
CE episode! When red cell alloantibodies are unpredictable, the monocyte monolayer assay can clear things right up! Sandy Nance explains this very useful test.
090CE: RHD Genotyping; We Can Do Better! with Sue Johnson
090CE: RHD Genotyping; We Can Do Better! with Sue Johnson
CE episode! RHD genotyping has not been as widely implemented as we had hoped. Sue Johnson is here to tell us why and how we can do better!
088: Warm Autoantibody Best Practices with Alyssa Ziman and Meghan Delaney
088: Warm Autoantibody Best Practices with Alyssa Ziman and Meghan Delaney
Warm autoantibodies have a well-deserved reputation as tough challenges. Two experts show you some best practices to make things easier.
085CE: What to do When Everything is Incompatible with Jill Storry
085CE: What to do When Everything is Incompatible with Jill Storry
Uh-oh! Your patient needs blood, but EVERYTHING is incompatible! Jill Storry says, "Take it easy. Here's what to do next." NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.
070CE: Preventing Alloantibodies in Sickle Cell Disease with Stella Chou
070CE: Preventing Alloantibodies in Sickle Cell Disease with Stella Chou
Despite "matching," harmful RBC antibodies in patients with sickle cell disease still happen. Are we doing enough? Dr. Stella Chou details our next steps. NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.
063CE: Anti-CD47 Testing Interference with Connie Westhoff
063CE: Anti-CD47 Testing Interference with Connie Westhoff
Anti-CD47 is an exciting new cancer drug that totally messes up routine blood bank testing! Connie Westhoff shows how to get past the interference and keep patients safe. NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.
059: Antigen Matching for Future Moms with Meghan Delaney
059: Antigen Matching for Future Moms with Meghan Delaney
Do females that could have babies in the future need to be matched for antigens like K to prevent HDFN? Meghan Delaney explains what she discovered in the "AMIGO Study."
057: Nonspecific Antibodies with Brenda Grossman
057: Nonspecific Antibodies with Brenda Grossman
Isolated nonspecific reactions ("antibodies of undetermined specificity") on antibody workups are common and irritating, but are they important? Brenda Grossman explains.
054: ABO Discrepancies Essentials with Nicole Draper
054: ABO Discrepancies Essentials with Nicole Draper
By popular demand, it's time for ABO Discrepancies! Nicole Draper gives you three rules that will help you solve most of these cases.
053CE: Alloimmunization is a BIG Word! with Chris Tormey
053CE: Alloimmunization is a BIG Word! with Chris Tormey
Alloimmunization has been a mystery for decades, but Chris Tormey has new answers for why patients make antibodies we wish they didn't! NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.
051: Product Choice and Compatibility Testing with Sue Johnson
051: Product Choice and Compatibility Testing with Sue Johnson
Sue Johnson shows us how to choose compatible blood products and TEST them to make sure they are compatible (2 of 2).
050CE: Specimen Issues and Serologic Testing with Sue Johnson
050CE: Specimen Issues and Serologic Testing with Sue Johnson
Sue Johnson returns to explain specimen requirements and patient serologic testing (part 1 of 2). NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.
038: HDFN with Greg Denomme
038: HDFN with Greg Denomme
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) seems simple, but there are lots of pitfalls! Greg Denomme guides us to HDFN clarity!
029: Molecular Testing with Meghan Delaney
029: Molecular Testing with Meghan Delaney
Molecular testing is everywhere in medicine today, and the blood bank is no exception! Meghan Delaney shows us how it all fits.
028: Who DAT? with Sue Johnson
028: Who DAT? with Sue Johnson
For what is really a simple test, the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) can be surprisingly confusing and complex. Sue Johnson is here to guide us to clarity!
011: Drug-induced Immune Hemolysis with Pat Arndt
011: Drug-induced Immune Hemolysis with Pat Arndt
Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia seems complicated (and it can be!). Pat Arndt dispenses some clear guidance to treat your confusion!
010: Daratumumab Effect with Rick Kaufman
010: Daratumumab Effect with Rick Kaufman
Daratumumab…Funny name, promising drug! Dr. Rick Kaufman is an authority on DARA’s confusing effects on BB testing, and he’s here to help.
006: Ask BBGuy Mailbag
006: Ask BBGuy Mailbag
Dr. Chaffin opens the BBGuy mailbag to discuss D variants, Liquid Plasma, warm autoantibody issues, and directed donor blood collections.
005: Rh Genotyping with Connie Westhoff
005: Rh Genotyping with Connie Westhoff
You should be using RHD genotyping, says Dr. Connie Westhoff, in particular in patients with unexpected results on serologic D typing. Learn why here.