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The latest edition of this volume features an extensively revised and expanded 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 text presents cases based on real patient problems that 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. This second edition also contains new cases on topics not previously covered, including types of compatibility testing, polyagglutination, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, immunohematology test drug interference, granulocyte transfusion, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and the approach to the bloodless patient.
Written by experts in the field, Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine: A Case Study Approach, Second Edition provides an interactive tool that makes blood banking and transfusion medicine memorable, practical, and relevant to residents and fellows.
List of contents
1 Basic Single Antibody Identification: How Hard Can It Be?2 Rhesus Pieces3 Crossmatch Crisscross4 Cold Case5 Buried Treasure6 I Can "See" Clearly Now7 You Really "Oughta" Get This8 What the Kell9 EeeeeK!!!10 Are You Kidding?11 G-Force12 Hide and Seek13 The Transfusion Reaction14 What's This Junk?15 Playing with Enzymes16 The Platelet Transfusion17 Differential Alloadsorption18 Hey, How Did that Antibody Get There?19 I Can't Stop the Hemolysis!20 Just Another Autoantibody21 I Got You Baby22 "You" Got that Right23 The Case of Low Platelets24 The Perils of Transfusing the Sickle Cell Patient25 To KB or Not to KB, that is the Question26 It May Do Harm27 Fuggedaboutit28 Decisions, Decisions! 29 Oh! Are You My Type? 30 Talking 'Bout Next Generation31 Bad Medicine32 Passengers and Hitchhikers33 In the Clouds34 How "Dara" You! 35 Polly Wants a Cracker!36 Hot & Cold37 Mix and Match38 Golden Grans 39 I "PiTTy" Thee40 All Washed Up41 The Red Pee42 Baby Fate43 Thromboelastography, My Dear Doctor44 Spoiled Rotten! 45 Bad Blood46 Emergency!47 Time to Change the Plasma48 Do the Math!49 Eight is Enough!50 It's So "Vonderful" 51 Cruising for a Bruising52 Help, I Cannot Stop the Bleeding!53 Saving Blood54 Of Wind and Water55 The "Unfraction" Reaction 56 Holy Cow! ("I'm Bloodless")
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"What a great book! If you want a comprehensive, easy-to-read and digest case-based review of immunohematology and transfusion medicine, this is your book. Plus, you'll enjoy the humor!" (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2019)
