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Dedication
Reviewers
Introduction
• PART I: QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES
1. Quality Management, Regulation, and Safety in Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
• PART II: FOUNDATIONS: BASIC SCIENCES AND REAGENTS
2. Immunology: Basic Principles and Applications in the Blood Bank
3. Blood Banking Reagents: Overview and Applications
4. Blood Banking Genetics
• PART III: OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR BLOOD GROUPS
5. ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status
6. Rh Blood Group System
7. Other Red Cell Blood Group Systems, Human Leukocyte Antigens, and Human Platelet Antigens
• PART IV: ESSENTIALS OF PRETRANSFUSION TESTING
8. Antibody Detection and Identification
9. Compatibility Testing
10. Blood Bank Automation for Transfusion Services
• PART V: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY
11. Transfusion Reactions and Other Adverse Events
12. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
• PART VI: BLOOD COLLECTING AND TESTING
13. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy
14. Testing of Donor Blood
• PART VII: BLOOD COMPONENT PREPARATION AND TRANSFUSION THERAPY
15. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy
16. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients
Answers to Study Questions
Glossary
Index
Make complex blood banking concepts easier to understand with Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 5th Edition. Combining the latest information in a highly digestible format, this approachable text helps you easily master all areas of blood banking by utilizing common theory, clinical scenarios, case studies, and critical-thinking exercises. With robust user resources and expanded content on disease testing and DNA, it’s the effective learning resource you need to successfully work in the modern lab.
• Coverage of advanced topics such as transplantation and cellular therapy, the HLA system, molecular techniques and applications, automation, electronic cross-matching, and therapeutic apheresis make the text more relevant for 4-year MLS/CLS programs.
• Illustrated blood group boxes provide the ISBT symbol, number, and clinical significance of antibodies at a glance.
• Robust chapter pedagogy helps break down this difficult subject with learning objectives, outlines, key terms with definitions, chapter summaries, critical thinking exercises, study questions, and case studies.
• NEW! Completely updated content prepares you to work in today’s clinical lab environment.
• NEW! Additional information on disease testing covers diseases such as Zika and others of increased importance.
• NEW! Expanded content on DNA covers the latest developments in related testing.
• NEW! Enhanced user resources on the Evolve companion website now include expanded case studies, and new animations in addition to the existing review questions and lab manual.
Authors
• Paula Howard worked at Johnson & Johnson as the Principal Scientist in Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for seven years, at OneBlood, Inc. as the GxP Training Manager for 2 years and Director of Regulated and Business Application Training for 3 years. She has certificates in eLearning instructional design and is currently working as a career coach.
• Nonie Hicks is the Program Manager of Medical Technology Education at OneBlood, Inc. and a specialist in the Blood Bank Technology Program. She is also teaching at the Tampa General Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science as a clinical laboratory educator for blood banking. She has taught in various CLS programs for over 15 years, and has also served in a variety of roles in the clinical lab science space, including Lead Technologist, Blood Bank Quality Assurance Compliance Coordinator, Technical Supervisor, and Medical Technologist.