Basic & applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices /
Howard, Paula R.,
Basic & applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices / Basic and applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices Paula R. Howard. - Fifth edition. - xii, 420 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Quality and safety issues. Quality assurance and regulation of the blood industry and safety issues in the blood bank -- Foundations: basic sciences and reagents. Immunology: basic principles and applications in the blood bank ; Blood banking reagents: overview and applications ; Blood banking genetics -- Overview of the major blood groups. ABO and H blood group systems and secretor status ; Rh blood group system ; Other red cell blood group systems, human leukocyte antigens, and platelet antigens -- Essentials of pretransfusion testing. Antibody detection and identification ; Compatibility testing ; Blood bank automation for transfusion services -- Clinical considerations in immunohematology. Adverse complications of transfusions ; Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn -- Blood collecting and testing. Donor selection and phlebotomy ; Testing of donor blood -- Blood component preparation and transfusion therapy. Blood component preparation and therapy ; Transfusion therapy in selected patients. Part I: Part II: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Part VI: Part VIII:
Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices is the ideal textbook for students in both 2- and 4-year medical laboratory science programs, laboratory professionals undergoing retraining, and other healthcare professionals desiring knowledge in routine blood banking practices. Basic concepts illustrated with many figures provide the framework for the practical application of these theories in transfusion services and blood bank settings. This textbook provides features to assist both the student and the instructor. Each chapter features: Chapter outlines listing the topics within the chapter, learning objectives for use by both the student and the instructor, study questions for self-assessment, key words with definitions on the same page, margin notes to enhance information in the text, chapter summaries to provide a succinct overview of the chapter's important points, critical thinking exercises to illustrate the practical applications to the clinical environment, illustrations and tables designed to reinforce and summarize the essential information found in the chapter, QR codes providing enhancement of student learning beyond the boundaries of this edition, [and] animations and video links for increased comprehension.--from Preface.
9780323697392 0323697399
2020936667
101771811 DNLM
Blood banks.
Immunohematology.
Blood--Transfusion.
Blood Transfusion--methods
Blood Banks
Blood Group Antigens--immunology
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching--methods
Hematologic Diseases--immunology
Hematologic Tests--methods
Blood Transfusion
Banques de sang.
Immunoh�ematologie.
Sang--Transfusion.
blood banks.
Blood banks
Blood--Transfusion
Immunohematology
Programmed Instruction
programmed textbooks.
Programmed instructional materials
Programmed instructional materials.
Mat�eriel d'enseignement programm�e.
RM172 / .B54 2021
615.3/9
WB 18.2
Basic & applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices / Basic and applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices Paula R. Howard. - Fifth edition. - xii, 420 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Quality and safety issues. Quality assurance and regulation of the blood industry and safety issues in the blood bank -- Foundations: basic sciences and reagents. Immunology: basic principles and applications in the blood bank ; Blood banking reagents: overview and applications ; Blood banking genetics -- Overview of the major blood groups. ABO and H blood group systems and secretor status ; Rh blood group system ; Other red cell blood group systems, human leukocyte antigens, and platelet antigens -- Essentials of pretransfusion testing. Antibody detection and identification ; Compatibility testing ; Blood bank automation for transfusion services -- Clinical considerations in immunohematology. Adverse complications of transfusions ; Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn -- Blood collecting and testing. Donor selection and phlebotomy ; Testing of donor blood -- Blood component preparation and transfusion therapy. Blood component preparation and therapy ; Transfusion therapy in selected patients. Part I: Part II: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Part VI: Part VIII:
Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices is the ideal textbook for students in both 2- and 4-year medical laboratory science programs, laboratory professionals undergoing retraining, and other healthcare professionals desiring knowledge in routine blood banking practices. Basic concepts illustrated with many figures provide the framework for the practical application of these theories in transfusion services and blood bank settings. This textbook provides features to assist both the student and the instructor. Each chapter features: Chapter outlines listing the topics within the chapter, learning objectives for use by both the student and the instructor, study questions for self-assessment, key words with definitions on the same page, margin notes to enhance information in the text, chapter summaries to provide a succinct overview of the chapter's important points, critical thinking exercises to illustrate the practical applications to the clinical environment, illustrations and tables designed to reinforce and summarize the essential information found in the chapter, QR codes providing enhancement of student learning beyond the boundaries of this edition, [and] animations and video links for increased comprehension.--from Preface.
9780323697392 0323697399
2020936667
101771811 DNLM
Blood banks.
Immunohematology.
Blood--Transfusion.
Blood Transfusion--methods
Blood Banks
Blood Group Antigens--immunology
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching--methods
Hematologic Diseases--immunology
Hematologic Tests--methods
Blood Transfusion
Banques de sang.
Immunoh�ematologie.
Sang--Transfusion.
blood banks.
Blood banks
Blood--Transfusion
Immunohematology
Programmed Instruction
programmed textbooks.
Programmed instructional materials
Programmed instructional materials.
Mat�eriel d'enseignement programm�e.
RM172 / .B54 2021
615.3/9
WB 18.2