Description
This volume is a collection of immunohematology and transfusion medicine cases, comprised of clinical vignettes and antibody panels with questions based on each case, arranged in a workbook format. The cases are based on real patient problems which are typically encountered and covers a number of common issues and challenging problems in blood banking and transfusion practice. Discussion and resolution of each case is provided in a separate answer section, including up-to-date information on pertinent advances in the field. Written by experts in the field, Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine: A Case Study Approach provides an interactive tool to help make blood banking and transfusion medicine memorable, practical, and relevant to residents and fellows. Mark T. Friedman, DO Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Service, Director, Pathology Residency Program, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Mount Sinai Health System, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Centers, New York, NY, USA Kamille West, MD Clinical Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA Peyman Bizargity, MD Mount Sinai Health System, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Centers, New York, NY, USA Case 1 Basic Single Antibody Identification- How Hard Can It Be? Case 2 Rhesus Pieces Case 3 Cold Case Case 4 Child’s Play Case 5 I Can “See” Clearly Now Case 6 You Really “Oughta” Get This Case 7 What the Kell Case 8 EeeeeK!!! Case 9 Are You Kidding? Case 10 G-Force Case 11 Hide and Seek Case 12 The Transfusion Reaction Case 13 What’s this Junk? Case 14 Playing with Enzymes Case 15 The Platelet Transfusion Case 16 Differential Alloadsorption Case 17 Hey, How Did That Antibody Get There? Case 18 I Can’t Stop the Hemolysis! Case 19 Just Another Autoantibody Case 20 I Got You Baby Case 21 “You” Got that Right Case 22 The Case of Low Platelets Case 23 The Perils of Transfusing the Sickle Cell Patient Case 24 To KB or not to KB, that is the Question Case 25 It May do Harm Case 26 Fuggedaboutit Case 27 Bad Medicine Case 28 In the Clouds Case 29 Emergency! Case 30 Time to Change the Plasma Case 31 Do the Math! Case 32 Eight is Enough! Case 33 Cruising for a Bruising Case 34 Help, I Can’t Stop the Bleeding! Case 35 Saving Blood
