Blood Group Antigens and Antibodies As Applied to Compatibility Testing

By Marjory Stroup, Marjory Sroup, Margaret Treacy

The nuts and bolts of blood banking haven't changed much over the years. The test methods may be different at larger labs, and of course today's disease testing for donor blood has advanced. But this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0910771006
• ISBN13: 9780910771009
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Ortho Diagnostic Systems
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

From a former Blood Banker

When I was a medical technology student, Ortho's "Blood Group Antigens ..." SAVED me in Intro to Blood Banking (aka, immunohematology). I don't know what I would have done if the only textbook on the reading list had been the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) Technical Manual. Don't get me wrong - the Technical Manual is a great reference, but it's not for the novice. For me it was best to learn from the Ortho text first; then once I understood the concept of the day, I'd advance to the Technical Manual.The nuts and bolts of blood banking haven't changed much over the years. The test methods may be different at larger labs, and of course today's disease testing for donor blood has advanced. But this book deals with the theory behind serological reactions and explains blood and blood groups on a cellular and molecular level ... that hasn't changed.I studied back in 1988. My last lab job was in 2000, and the lessons from the Ortho book still applied. These are the chapters from the edition published in 1982:1. Antigens and Antibodies and their In Vitro Interaction("in vitro" means in the lab)2. Blood Group Genetics3. The ABO System(This is the biggie ... handing out an ABO-incompatible unit is almost always fatal to the patient.)4. The Rh System and Rh Typing(We think "DCe", but we say R1 because it's easier than saying "D big C little e"; both nomenclature systems are introduced).5. Antibody Detection(This is the "screen" in a Type & Screen blood test.)6. Antibody Identification(In a moderate-to-large lab, this pretty much separates blood bank specialists from lab generalists. It takes experience to see the big picture sometimes.)7. Blood Group Anitbodies Other Than ABORh, Lewis, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, MNSs, P(Kell is the easiest to learn. It's also notorious at eliciting an immune response in patients, so study it well.)8. In Vivo Reactions of Antigens and Antibodies("In Vivo" means in the body, as opposed to in a test tube.)Best of luck in your studies ... this book will help alot.