INTRO TO IMHM Flashcards
Immunohematology also known as
blood banking
is a branch of hematology which studies antigen-antibody reactions and analogous phenomena as they relate to the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of blood disorders.
immunohematology
What is the main objective of immuohematology
To have a safe transfusion
refers to the process of collecting, storing, and
processing blood and the distribution of RBCs and blood components.
blood banking
Why does RBC need to be properly distributed?
To avoid having expired blood
branch of medicine that is concerned with transfusion of blood and blood components.
Transfusion medicine
In what year first time a blood transfusion was recorded in history.
1492
Transfusion medicine is also known as
transfusiology
received blood from three
different individual.
Pope Innocent VII
What is the principal obstacle to overcome in 1942?
Clotting
English surgeon that uses antiseptics to
control infection during transfusions.
Joseph Lister
What are the two antiseptics used in blood transfusion?
- alcohol
- povidone-iodine
Who recommends sodium phosphate?
Braxton hicks
What is the first example of blood preservative?
sodium phosphate
sodium phosphate is used for
pregnant women
Who discovered the ABO blood group system and when was it?
Karl Landsteiner in 1901
If agglutinogen is present on rbc membrane -
agglutinin is absent in the plasma
If agglutinogen is absent on rbc membrane -
agglutinin is present in the plasma
Blood type A
anti-B is present
Blood type B
anti-A is present
Blood type O
anti-A and anti-B are present
Who discovered blood type AB or the 4th blood type?
Alfred Bon Decastello and Adriano Sturli
When was the 4th blood type discovered?
1902
who suggests that the safety of
transfusion might be improved by crossmatching
Ludvig Hektoen
Other term for crossmatching
compatibility testing
antihuman globulin also known as
coomb’s test
who devises a way to
prevent clotting by sewing the vein of the recipient directly to the artery of the donor.
Alexis Carrel
vein-to-artery or direct method is also known as
anastomosis
procedure proves unfeasible for blood
transfusions, but paves the way for successful organ
transplantation
vein-to-artery or direct method
When did Carrel receives the Nobel
Prize
1912
who describes the AHG reaction
Moreschi
Principle of AHG test
Detecting the in vivo and in vitro sensitization of RBC
check cells for the reverse blood typing of a specific
blood type
A1 and A2 cells
Who introduced group cells and when was it?
Von Dungern and Hirszfel in 1911
Who developed Lee-White clotting time
Roger Lee and Paul Dudley White
packed RBCs type O rh
negative
universal donor
packed RBCs type AB rh
positive
universal recipient
Test that measures the time of blood clotting
Lee-White clotting time
When was lee-white clotting time developed?
1912
first to succeed to
perform blood transfusion.
Edward E. Lindemann
When was the first successful blood transfusion
1913
unprecedented accomplishment in blood
transfusion was achieved in
1914
reported the use of sodium citrate as
an anticoagulant solution for transfusions.
Albert Hustin
determined the minimum amount of citrate
needed for anticoagulation and demonstrated its
nontoxicity in small amounts.
Lewisohn
Who introduced citrate-dextrose solution for the preservation of blood.
Francis Rous and Turner
Where was first hospital-based blood depot established?
Leningrad hospital
When was the term blood bank originates and who originated it?
in 1937 by Bernard Fantus
first hospital blood bank in the US
Cook County Hospital in Chicago