Transfusion Medicine
- 2nd Edition - December 17, 2004
- Latest edition
- Author: Jeffrey McCullough
- Language: English
Revised and updated throughout, the 2nd Edition offers a concise, clinically focused and practical approach to the diagnosis and management of the full range of issues in… Read more
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Revised and updated throughout, the 2nd Edition offers a concise, clinically focused and practical approach to the diagnosis and management of the full range of issues in transfusion and blood banking. The author reviews the most common disorders involving red blood cells, white blood cells and haemostasis and examines each disease state with discussions of underlying pathophysiology, clinical features, up-to-date lab tests and current management strategies.
- Presents the practice-proven experience of a leader in the field of pathology and hematology.
- Includes chapter summaries throughout for quick access to key guidance.
- Offers complete, quick access guidance on the full range of topics in blood bank and transfusion—from blood collection and storage...to testing and transfusing blood components...to cellular engineering.
Hematologists, Pathologists, Transfusion Medicine Specialists, Blood Banking Specialists, Lab Professionals, Nurses.
1. History 2. The U.S. Blood System 3. Recruitment of Blood Donors 4. Blood Donor Medical Assessment and Blood Collection 5. Preparation, Storage, and Characteristics of Blood Components and Plasma Derivatives 6. Autologous Blood Donation and Transfusion 7. Production of Components by Apheresis 8. Laboratory Testing of Donated Blood 9. Blood Groups 10. Laboratory Detection of Blood Groups and Provision of Red Cells11. Clinical Uses of Blood Components 12. Transfusion Therapy in Specific Clinical Situations 13. Techniques of Blood Transfusion 14. Complications of Transfusion 15. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases 16. The HLA System in Transfusion Medicine 17. Hematopoietic Growth Factors in Transfusion Medicine 18. Cellular Engineering for the Production of New Blood Components 19. Therapeutic Apheresis 20. Quality Programs in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: December 17, 2004
- Language: English
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Jeffrey McCullough
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, American Red Cross Professor of Transfusion Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA