Join the generations of students who have embarked on successful careers with a firm foundation in the theory and practice of blood banking and transfusion practices. Denise Harmening's classic text teaches you not only how to perform must-know tests and tasks, but to understand the scientific principles behind them.

Table of Contents

• Part I: Fundamental Concepts
• 1. Red Blood Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
• 2. Basic Genetics
• 3. Fundamentals of Immunology
• 4. Concepts in Molecular Biology
• Part II: Blood Groups and Serologic Testing
• 5. The Antiglobulin Test
• 6. The ABO Blood Group System
• 7. The Rh Blood Group System
• 8. Blood Group Terminology and Common Blood Groups: The Lewis, P, I, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, and Lutheran
• 9. Uncommon Blood Groups
• 10. Detection and Identification of Antibodies
• 11. Pretransfusion Testing
• 12. Blood Bank Testing Technologies and Automation
• Part III: Transfusion Practices
• 13. Donor Selection
• 14. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
• 15. Component Preparation
• 16. Transfusion Therapy
• 17. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
• 18. Apheresis
• 19. Cellular Therapy in the Hematopoietic Transplant Setting
• 20. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)
• 21. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
• 22. Tissue Banking as a Part of the Transfusion Service
• Part IV: Leukocyte Antigens and Relationship Testing
• 23. The HLA System
• 24. Relationship Testing
• Part V: Quality Management and Compliance
• 25. Quality Management in the Blood Bank
• 26. Patient Blood Management
• 27. Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
• 28. Laboratory Information Systems in the Blood Bank
• 29. Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services
• Answer Key
• Glossary