Denise M. Harmening, Ph.D MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1248-8
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1248-6

543 pp. 380 ill. Hard cover.
©2005 Available now.
List Price $93.00 - Special Student Price $68.00 plus shipping

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• Test Bank 

The 5th Edition of Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices continues to set the standard for developing a working knowledge of modern routine blood banking. Building from a review of the basic science to the how and why of clinical practice, this text is thorough guide to immunohematology and transfusion practices.

Features

• More than 500 illustrations, tables, and boxes helping the reader to master difficult concepts, including those not routinely illustrated in other texts
• Comprehensive full-color step-by-step photographs illustrate ABO forward and reverse grouping procedures
• New section on transfusion for transplantation
• Procedural appendices at the end of select chapters for quick reference
• New chapter on "Concepts in Molecular Biology" to introduce students to nucleic acid techniques
• Medicolegal and ethical aspects of providing blood collection and transfusion services, unique to this book
• The latest information on hepatitis, HIV, and AIDS
• Case histories giving a behind-the-scenes picture
• Complete coverage of all blood group systems
• Information on quality assurance and informational systems in the blood bank
• Summary charts at the end of each chapter highlight concepts and information important in clinical settings
• An Antigen-Antibody Characteristic Chart on the inside covers of the book provides easy access to the vast amount of information related to the blood group systems

Table of Contents

• 1. Red Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives, Review of Metabolism, and Current Trends
• 2. Basic Genetics for Blood Bankers
• 3. Fundamentals of Immunology for Blood Bankers
• 4. Concepts in Molecular Biology
• 5. The Antiglobulin Test
• 6. The ABO Blood Group System
• 7. The Rh Blood Group System
• 8. The Lewis System and the Biological Significance
• 9. Other Major Blood Group Systems
• 10. The Red Cell Surface Antigen Terminology and Miscellaneous Blood Groups
• 11. Donor Screening and Component Preparation
• 12. Detection and Identification of Antibodies
• 13. Pretransfusion Compatibility Testing
• 14. Orientation to the Modern Blood Bank Laboratory
• 15. Alternative Technologies and Automation in Routine Blood Bank Testing
• 16. Transfusion Therapy and Transfusion Transplantation
• 17. Apheresis
• 18. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
• 19. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
• 20. Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn and Fetus
• 21. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
• 22. The HLA System
• 23. Parentage Testing
• 24. Quality Management in the Blood Bank
• 25. Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
• 26. Informational Systems in the Blood Bank
• 27. Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection Transfusion Services
• 28. Appendix: Polyagglutination

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