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Blood warmers This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. How…

Hemorrhage Hemorrhage Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 07/19/2024  

PR platelets and septic transfusion reactions This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Ban…

Pathogen-reduced platelets This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion …

Platelets Platelets Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 06/21/2024  

Bombay phenotype This question was submitted by forum member, Malcolm Needs. Any errors are those of the site admin, not Malcolm. Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 06/19/2024  

Blood groups of mammals This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Ser…

Purine Metabolism This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category ChemLabTalk Submitted 09/24/2024  

New Methylene Blue This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category HemeLabTalk Submitted 09/23/2024  

Poop banking? This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. How…

Antibodies Antibodies Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 08/12/2024  

RBC transfusion and heart attacks This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Trans…

Transfusion complications Transfusion complications Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 08/26/2024  

Irradiating plasma components This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusi…

Fibrinogen in postpartum hemorrhage This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Tra…

Hemolysis during running? Really? This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Trans…

Antibody Testing After Rh Immune Globulin This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks a…

ESR This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category HemeLabTalk Submitted 09/17/2024  

Plasma and Serum This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category HemeLabTalk Submitted 09/19/2024  

Type of Tissue This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category BloodBankTalk Submitted 09/13/2024  

D antigen alloimmunization risk This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfu…

Whole blood in massive hemorrhage This information in this question / answer was generously provided by AABB. Any errors are those of the site admin, not AABB. Mention of specific products or equipment in this AABB publication does not represent an endorsement of such products by the AABB, nor does it necessarily indicate a preference for those products over similar competitive products. Efforts are made to have publications of the AABB consistent in regard to acceptable practices. However, they may not be. As new developments in the field of relationship testing occur, changes may be recommended to the AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Trans…

Disease State https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sn_utGPxL7D6Y4S6OGrrnHex-WXZVmRN Submitter Cliff Category ChemLabTalk Submitted 12/13/2023  

Breakdown product Breakdown product Submitter Cliff Category ChemLabTalk Submitted 03/05/2024  

Hyperkalemia Hyperkalemia Submitter Cliff Category ChemLabTalk Submitted 03/07/2024