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kblewett

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About kblewett

  • Birthday 06/18/1987

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    Lewiston, ID
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    BB (ASCP)

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  1. I appreciate both of your replies. I am in a fun position, where I have come into this lab with experience from larger ones, and have noticed a looser interpretation of guidelines and more blowback when suggesting changes. It's nice to have a leg to stand on when people ask me why I'm suggesting such changes. I personally prefer the idea of just using smaller containers, so I will prepare for the battle of explaining why more expensive (initially) is better. Thanks again!
  2. I work in a small rural lab that does minimal BB each month. Our 10L box of saline from Cardinal indicates it should be used within one month, so we are discarding about 9L of saline each month. The smaller containers are more expensive, so.. can saline be validated for use for longer than the manufacturer recommends? We also use this saline for micro testing. Can showing no growth and negative Coombs reactivity each month be considered validation? Any help is appreciated!
  3. I took the BB exam three years ago. The Blood Bank Guy's website helped me a TON! I listened to all of his podcasts and took quizzes on his website. I did the BOC study guide book, but I didn't feel like the way the questions were written in there were similar to the actual exam questions. I also used Harmening's textbook and Ortho's transfusion news webpage where you can sign up for a question of the day to be emailed to you. I didn't read a single journal article and I don't feel that it mattered one bit that I didn't. Good luck!
  4. We do occasionally perform cord blood testing, and on those days we do the negative control through Coombs. Galvania- I don't know what IFU means, but the package insert gives test methods for both immediate spin and IAT ("if the test result is negative or doubtful and a test for weak D is required").
  5. Our anti-D antiserum package insert requires a positive and negative control. My previous employer (who we've borrowed procedures from) runs a positive using Immucor's core QC kit, and their negative is alternating reverse A1 and B cells, but they then take the negative through Coombs. If my facility does not test patients for weak D through Coombs, is it necessary for our negative control to be taken through Coombs? Please be gentle, I'm just starting to dip my toes in this whole new world of procedure writing/interpretation; I've always just done what the procedure says, now I have to actually know why...
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