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Annadele I am going to assume that your question is more than the answer I am going to give but here goes: "Passive" simply means that the Anti-D present in the Mother is due to the injection of RhIG rather than the Mother having a "real" Anti-D due to Rh sensitization.

Malcom - good point but we still do ot work up PLT or FFP products - just RBCs

Our policy is "two sides must agree within 4 cells if the count is <50 or within 10% if > 50." At 50 cell 10% is 5 cells, if less than 50 we revert to agreement +/- 4 cells.

Same as Deny above...Docs order the work-up and BB takes it from there. If testing does not show the need for RhIG we footnote the work-up that the "RhIg is not indicated for this patient."

Same as Bill. We have RN's, LPN's, PCA's, and ward clerks checking out blood - with training. Docs never come...but could.

If multiple products are hanging we would only work-up a transfusion reaction for RBC's. We do not work-up PLTs or FFP.

Hey group - I am curious if CLIA dictates WHO that second draw person should be - i.e. does it have to be a different person than the person first drawing??

Liz - our confirmation is a non-charge test and it is forward grouping only - ABD. The Rh control is only run on AB+ patients.

The majority of our cord bloods are Rh- Moms also. We may get the occasional cord blood work-up (AboRh/Dat) from an Rh+ mom if the baby's Bili is on the rise.

Mabel - I think Dee said the assistant was retyping patients w/o a hx and not retyping units.

Hmmmm - our procedure doesn't specify a post-partum collection time - only that the specimen is stable 24hrs if refrigerated. I think my BB super is going to ban me from this site!!! I keep questioning things (yes, a GOOD thing). Adding THIS issue to my list!!!! We use the Immucor FMS...

Same as many above. We only do Du testing on cord bloods and RhIG moms.

We only report smudge cells if the dx or other clinical indicators point to CLL

We only do Du testing on cord bloods and babies

Regular antibody panel here.