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View article: Donation testing and transfusion transmissible infections
Donation testing and transfusion transmissible infections Open
The accurate testing of blood donations plays a vital role in the provision of safe blood for transfusion. This section covers testing that should be carried out on every unit of blood donated. All donations should be routinely tested for …
View article: Haemolytic diseases
Haemolytic diseases Open
Anaemia has a variety of causes with iron deficiency and anaemia of inflammation being the most common worldwide and across all age groups. Haemolytic anaemias, while not as common, are an important subtype of anaemia which may have both i…
View article: Compatibility testing
Compatibility testing Open
The laboratory is a vital part of the transfusion chain, and successful pre-transfusion testing is dependent on staff in clinical areas providing timely requests for blood with adequate clinical details, accompanied by correctly labelled s…
View article: Blood group systems
Blood group systems Open
The red cell membrane carries a great variety of surface proteins, as well as proteins that cross the lipid layer of the cell membrane itself. It is these surface proteins and glycoproteins that carry the blood group antigens and their spe…
View article: Glossary
Glossary Open
The entries are defined and described mainly from the perspective of transfusion medicine. Additional entries that do not necessarily appear in the text may be included; others within the text may have been omitted from this glossary. Some…
View article: Principles of laboratory techniques
Principles of laboratory techniques Open
Laboratory techniques relate to many other sections in this publication. The information to be found in Section 16: Quality is central to all laboratory methodologies. Some laboratory methods are best studied by cross-checking with other s…
View article: <em>Fruits of Their Labors</em> Digital Collection: A Case Study
<em>Fruits of Their Labors</em> Digital Collection: A Case Study Open
University folklore archives are expanding collections through cultural documentation projects run by students and community members. These new collections are a rich source of potential digital content. Bringing these collections online r…