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What is the purpose of performing serial hemoglobin and hematocrit after a blood transfusion?

A STA       A type and screen comes from surgery. Your institution uses a blood bank band ID bracelet system. The nurse who obtained specimens did not label them with the blood bank number before she handed them to transport to take to the laboratory. What would be the most appropriate action to take?

Why is it acceptable to transfuse an AB person with A packed red blood cells but unacceptable to transfuse type A whole blood?

What is an abbreviated crossmatch?

Donors who have tested positive for syphilis are deferred for what period of time?

Which of the following is indicated when a recipient of blood or blood components develops a viral disease?

Which of the following viral infections poses a severe threat to chronically transfused individuals who carry the hepatitis B virus (HBV)?

The washing procedure is applicable to which of the following serologic methods?

After completing an antibody screen using the gel testing method, results after centrifugation yield a pellet of unagglutinated cells at the bottom of the microtube and a thin layer of cells at the top gel column. This situation commonly indicates:

Autoantibodies are generally directed against which antigens?