Mary** Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 We had a patient by the name of Mrs. Kidd. She had an anti-Kidd a (Jka). She delivered 2 kids (twins). What are the odds of that?P.S. We detected it in gel using plasma. Both babies had a positive direct coomb test.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Pretty slim.I love stories like that.Do you know how Sd(a) (Sid) got its name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 No I don't know. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Well, the story goes like this.When anti-Sda was first discovered, it was worked on extensively by Rob Race, Ruth Sanger and Patricia Tippett at the Medical Research Council's Blood Group Unit in London. In those days it was not considered unethical to use the staff as "panel cells" and "controls".They discovered that one member of staff's blood, the caretaker, reacted particularly strongly with the original anti-Sda (although he was not as strong as a Cad+). They decided to call the antigen after this staff member, Sid Smith (a delightful chap I might add, as was Rob himself, and Ruth and Pat were delightful "chapesses"; indeed, Patricia still is).Of course, in those days, it was traditional to call the antigen after the first two letters of the surname of the person, but, there was already an Sm antigen (now Sc1 of the Scianna Blood Group System), so they couldn't call it that. In the end, they called it Sid, after the caretaker's first name.As I say, I love stories like that.Swa was called Swann after the Swann of Flanders and Swann fame (who made the song, "Mud, mud, glorious mud" famous, amongst others - at least, famous this side of the pond).I can bore people for hours about this kind of thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricore Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I love these stories. They are not in least bit boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 All joking apart, I do think that little stories like these can help enthuse those junior staff members who are already showing some kind of aptitude and enthusiasm for the subject of Blood Confusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Malcolm - I bet your coworkers never have a dull moment when you're around!!Mary** - Are you in Illinois? (I've heard of this or a similar case.)I won't go into my story of a coworker who was studying her patient's panel key sheet intently, then jumped up and waved the panel sheet in the air, proclaiming, "I've gotta P!! I've gotta P!!!".......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Malcolm - I bet your coworkers never have a dull moment when you're around!!Mary** - Are you in Illinois? (I've heard of this or a similar case.)I won't go into my story of a coworker who was studying her patient's panel key sheet intently, then jumped up and waved the panel sheet in the air, proclaiming, "I've gotta P!! I've gotta P!!!"..........Reminds me of another story!Joan Powell, who also worked with Race and Sanger, saw a tee-shirt that the IBGRL had made for me with the logo, "I'm Chido Negative" on the front. Not to be outdone, Joan, who was a P1+++++ had one made saying "I've got strong pee"!Ah, the old days before Quality and inspectors made it so boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 No, I am in Indiana.Maru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Cute story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Another good story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 No, I am in Indiana.MaruThere! And I thought maru was in bone!Sorry; awful pun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now