Essentials of Immunohematology

This concise text zeroes in on the specific knowledge that readers need to perform blood banking effectively. The focus on need-to-know information, combined with the book's easy-to-read writing style and its abundance of practice exercises, make it idealfor 2-year medical laboratory technology programs as well as for independent review.Coverage addresses ABO, Rh, andother group systems, hemolytic diseases of the newborn, compatibility testing, quality assurance, antiglobulin testing, blood donor selection, collection, and processing, transfusion practice, complications, and reactions, and other essential blood banking topics.Basic immunohematologic procedures are described at the end of appropriate chapters.
Review questions at the end of each chapter, as well as an additional 150-question practice examination, allow readers to build their mastery of the material. Answers are provided for all questions.Case studies prepare readers for the real-life challenges that they will face in this field. Solutions explain how to deal with each situation, organize one's work effectively, and interpret test results correctly.
Boxes present more in-depth information to complement the core content.Over 80 2-color illustrations keep the material visually appealing and enable readers to more readily grasp complex concepts and principles.