Johns Gretchen S., Gockel-Blessing E.A., Zundel W., Denesiuk L. (eds.) Clinical Laboratory Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine: Principles and Practices

Pearson, 2015. — 492 p.Clinical Laboratory Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine: Principles and Practices provides readers with the didactic foundation, background, and tools to successfully function in a typical transfusion medicine laboratory. The text’s teaching and learning package includes an Instructor’s Manual, lecture slides, and test bank.The Immune Process: The Origin and Interaction Between Antigens and Antibodies
Immunogenetics: The Origin of Antigens
Blood Bank Applications of Antigen–Antibody Reactions
ABO and Hh Blood Group Systems
Rh, RHAG, and LW Blood Group Systems
Other Blood Group Systems
Pretransfusion and Compatibility Testing
Identification of Unexpected Antibodies
Donor Selection, Phlebotomy, and Required Testing
Blood Products: Preparation, Storage, and Shipment of Blood Components
Component Therapy and Massive Transfusion
Adverse Reactions to Transfusion
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
Perinatal and Neonatal Transfusion Issues
Autoimmune and Drug-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemias
Platelet Refractory Patients
Transfusion Support of Selected Patient Populations
Human Histocompatibility
Methods in Parentage Testing
Transfusion Safety and Regulatory Issues
Quality Assurance