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Book Synopsis
Join the generations of students who have embarked on successful careers with a firm foundation in the theory and practice of blood banking and transfusion practices. Denise Harmening's classic text teaches you not only how to perform must-know tests and tasks, but to understand the scientific principles behind them.

Table of Contents
  • Part I Fundamental Concepts
  • 1. Red Blood Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
  • 2. Basic Genetics
  • 3. Fundamentals of Immunology
  • 4. Concepts in Molecular Biology
  • Part II Blood Groups and Serological Testing
  • 5. The Antiglobulin Test
  • 6. The ABO Blood Group System
  • 7. The Rh Blood Group System
  • 8. Blood Group Terminology & Common Blood Groups: The Lewis System, P, I, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, Lutheran
  • 9. Uncommon Blood Groups
  • 10. Detection and Identification of Antibodies
  • 11. Pre-transfusion Testing
  • 12. Blood Bank Testing Technologies and Automation
  • Part III Transfusion Practices
  • 13. Donor Selection
  • 14. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
  • 15. Component Preparation
  • 16. Transfusion Therapy
  • 17. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
  • 18. Apheresis
  • 19. Cellular Therapy in the Transplant Setting
  • 20. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
  • 21. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
  • 22. Tissue Banking
  • Part IV Leukocyte Antigens and Relationship Testing
  • 23. The HLA System
  • 24. Relationship Testing
  • Part V Quality Management and Compliance
  • 25. Quality Management in the Blood Bank
  • 26. Patient Blood Management
  • 27. Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
  • 28. Laboratory Information Systems in the Blood Bank
  • 29. Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services

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      Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
      Publication Date: 30/12/2018
      ISBN13: 9780803668881, 978-0803668881
      ISBN10: 0803668880
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Join the generations of students who have embarked on successful careers with a firm foundation in the theory and practice of blood banking and transfusion practices. Denise Harmening's classic text teaches you not only how to perform must-know tests and tasks, but to understand the scientific principles behind them.

      Table of Contents
      • Part I Fundamental Concepts
      • 1. Red Blood Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
      • 2. Basic Genetics
      • 3. Fundamentals of Immunology
      • 4. Concepts in Molecular Biology
      • Part II Blood Groups and Serological Testing
      • 5. The Antiglobulin Test
      • 6. The ABO Blood Group System
      • 7. The Rh Blood Group System
      • 8. Blood Group Terminology & Common Blood Groups: The Lewis System, P, I, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, Lutheran
      • 9. Uncommon Blood Groups
      • 10. Detection and Identification of Antibodies
      • 11. Pre-transfusion Testing
      • 12. Blood Bank Testing Technologies and Automation
      • Part III Transfusion Practices
      • 13. Donor Selection
      • 14. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
      • 15. Component Preparation
      • 16. Transfusion Therapy
      • 17. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
      • 18. Apheresis
      • 19. Cellular Therapy in the Transplant Setting
      • 20. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
      • 21. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
      • 22. Tissue Banking
      • Part IV Leukocyte Antigens and Relationship Testing
      • 23. The HLA System
      • 24. Relationship Testing
      • Part V Quality Management and Compliance
      • 25. Quality Management in the Blood Bank
      • 26. Patient Blood Management
      • 27. Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
      • 28. Laboratory Information Systems in the Blood Bank
      • 29. Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services

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