Description
Book SynopsisThe content of this book is organized into 25 chapters, beginning with basic immunology related to blood group serology and interactions between antigens and antibodies. The successive chapters cover the most common blood groups, pretransfusion testing protocols, transfusion reactions, blood components, apheresis (one of the fastest growing and most promising methods of blood collection and component harvesting), hemolytic disease of the newborn, hemovigilance, quality assurance and regulatory issues. The book is written at a level adaptable for multiple categories of students.
- Each chapter begins with chapter outlines listing the important elements in the chapter.
- Presented in a clear and concise manner and text in bullet form for easy review and recollection.
- Written in a manner that is readable, interesting, and easily understood by students.
- Key points are provided in bold words so that it will help the students to just brush through the entire book within few hours before the examination or viva voce.
- Tables, illustrations, figures and boxes are incorporated into the chapters as appropriate to make it easier to understand the contents.
- Summary of chapter for an overview of the chapter’s important points.
- Self-assessment exercises at the end of each chapter provide the questions frequently asked in the qualifying examinations.
- Color plates have been added for better understanding.
Table of Contents1. Basic Immunology Related to Blood Group Serology
2. Blood Group Genetics
3. ABO Blood Group System
4. ABO Blood Grouping: Methods and Discrepancies
5. Rh Blood Group System
6. Other Blood Group Systems
7. Donor Selection and Blood Collection
8. Preservation, Storage and Transport of Blood
9. Antihuman Globulin Test
10. Antibody Detection (Screening) and Identification
11. Pretransfusion and Compatibility Testing
12. Blood Components and their Preparation
13. Apheresis
14. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
15. Investigations in a Case of Transfusion Reaction
16. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
17. Nucleic Acid Amplification Test in Blood Banking
18. Hemolytic Disease of Newborn
19. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients and Blood Substitutes
20. Automation and Recent Advances in Blood Bank
21. Hemovigilance, National Blood Policy and Biomedical Waste
22. Quality Programs in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine
23. Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
24. Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation
25. Transfusion Regulation and Legislation
Bibliography
Index
