BLOOD BANK / IMMUNOHEMA Flashcards
Duties or test performed in bloddbank or immunohema
blood typing
blood collection from the donor
antibody screening
antibody identification
campatibility testing/ cross matching - pretransfusion testing
blood component preparation
handling and storage of blood products for transfusion
blood donation drive (donor recruitment)
a. donor selection (DHQ)
b. phlebotomy
2 kind of grouping in blood typing
forward and reverse
used when patient has anemia
Packed RBC
used in order to store rare blood units
Frozen RBC
this is rarely found in blood that is why it is frozen in order to prolong its shelf life
bombay phenotype
used when patient has liver disease
Fresh Frozen Plasma
used when patient has bacterial infection which are resistant to multiple antibiotics
Granulocyte concentrate
used when patient has bleeding disorders
Platelet concentrate