Full Description
This volume is a collection of immunohematology and transfusion medicine cases, comprised of clinical vignettes and antibody panels with questions based on each case, arranged in a workbook format. The cases are based on real patient problems which are typically encountered and covers a number of common issues and challenging problems in blood banking and transfusion practice. Discussion and resolution of each case is provided in a separate answer section, including up-to-date information on pertinent advances in the field.
Written by experts in the field, Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine: A Case Study Approach provides an interactive tool to help make blood banking and transfusion medicine memorable, practical, and relevant to residents and fellows.
Contents
Basic Single Antibody Identification- How Hard Can It Be?.- Rhesus Pieces.- Cold Case.- Child's Play.- I Can "See" Clearly Now.- You Really "Oughta" Get This.- What the Kell.- EeeeeK!!!.- Are You Kidding?.- G-Force.- Hide and Seek.- The Transfusion Reaction.- What's this Junk?.- Playing with Enzymes.- The Platelet Transfusion.- Differential Alloadsorption.- Hey, How Did That Antibody Get There?.- I Can't Stop the Hemolysis!.- Just Another Autoantibody.- I Got You Baby.- "You" Got that Right.- The Case of Low Platelets.- The Perils of Transfusing the Sickle Cell Patient.- To KB or not to KB, that is the Question.- It May do Harm.- Fuggedaboutit.-Bad Medicine.- In the Clouds.- Emergency!.- Time to Change the Plasma.- Do the Math!.- Eight is Enough!.- Cruising for a Bruising.- Help, I Can't Stop the Bleeding!.- Saving Blood.
