ISBN:
9780443113659
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
416
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$101.99
Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 6th Edition
by Paula R. Howard, MS, MPH, MT(ASCP)SBB and Wyenona Hicks, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Paperback
ISBN:
9780443113659
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
416
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$101.99
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Make complex blood banking concepts easier to understand with Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 6th Edition! This practical text combines scientific principles with practice tips to engage learners with realistic laboratory experiences. These concepts are delivered through relevant case studies and critical thinking exercises. The text provides an overview of topics including quality and safety, the major blood groups, blood collecting and testing, pretransfusion testing and transfusion reactions, and blood component preparation. Backed by an Evolve website with superb teaching and learning resources, this book is ideal for Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), or Blood Bank Technology (BBT) training programs, as well as for practicing laboratory and healthcare professionals who wish to train for work in blood banks and transfusion services.
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- NEW! Full-color illustrations break down concepts for enhanced learner comprehension, especially for those who favor visual learning.
- NEW! Did You Know?, Case Study, ALERT! What’s the Impact?, and Practice Tips features provide learners with important facts and guidelines to prepare them for situations they may encounter in practice.
- NEW! Additional case studies relate to donor qualification and testing, ABO discrepancies, molecular immunohematology techniques, antibody identification, stem cell transplants, and coagulation disorders, giving learners extra practice in critical thinking development.
- NEW! Cell therapy and flow cytometry information, expanded HLA and platelet antigen and antibody material, detailed molecular genetic information in the Rh blood group system chapter, and an updated molecular genetics section prepare learners for questions they are challenged with on certification exams.
- NEW! End-of-chapter Critical Thinking and Study Questions are keyed to the objectives.
- Coverage of current clinical practices includes transplantation and cellular therapy, the HLA system, molecular techniques and applications, automation, blood donor qualification, collection and testing, component manufacturing and transfusion practices, therapeutic phlebotomy and therapeutic apheresis, and antibody identification and special techniques.
- Learning features in each chapter break down difficult concepts with outlines, learning objectives, key terms with definitions, special callouts, chapter summaries, basic and challenging case studies, critical thinking exercises, and study questions.
- Numerous new, updated, and expanded tables summarize key information, make it easier to compare content, and also provide excellent references for graduates practicing in blood banks and transfusion services.
- Updated illustrated blood group antigen toolbars show at a glance the ISBT symbol, number, clinical significance, reactions to chemical treatments, and more for antibodies.
- Comprehensive glossary provides definitions to key terms throughout the text.
- Expanded online resources for students and instructors include additional study/test questions and case studies.
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Preface
Dedication
Reviewers
Introduction
PART I: QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES
1. Quality Management, Regulation, and Safety in Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
PART II: FOUNDATIONS: BASIC SCIENCES AND REAGENTS
2. Immunology: Basic Principles and Applications in the Blood Bank
3. Blood Banking Reagents: Overview and Applications
4. Blood Banking Genetics
PART III: OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR BLOOD GROUPS
5. ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status
6. Rh Blood Group System
7. Other Red Cell Blood Group Systems, Human Leukocyte Antigens, and Human Platelet Antigens
PART IV: ESSENTIALS OF PRETRANSFUSION TESTING
8. Antibody Detection and Identification
9. Compatibility Testing
10. Blood Bank Automation for Transfusion Services
PART V: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY
11. Transfusion Reactions and Other Adverse Events
12. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
PART VI: BLOOD COLLECTING AND TESTING
13. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy
14. Testing of Donor Blood
PART VII: BLOOD COMPONENT PREPARATION AND TRANSFUSION THERAPY
15. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy
16. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients
Answers to Study Questions
Glossary
Index
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