Overview Hemolytic anemia is simply anemia due to the destruction of red blood cells. The destruction of red blood cells happens at an accelerated pace, beyond the capacity of the…...
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Overview Macrocytic anemia is characterized by Low Hb and High MCV (> 100). B12 and folate are required for the maturation of RBCs. Immature RBCs are larger, hence the increase…...
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Overview Microcytic anemia is characterized by low hemoglobin and low mean corpuscular volume. It is very important to confirm the cause of anemia, starting with a peripheral blood smear and…...
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Anaemia is defined as a decrease in red cell mass as evidenced by low haemoglobin concentration in blood below the reference range for a given age or sex in a…...
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Centrifugation Serum Plasma Definition Liquid that remains after blood has clotted Liquid that remains when clotting is prevented Preparation Centrifuge clotted blood Centrifuge whole blood with anticoagulant Fibrinogen Absent Present…...
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Massive Transfusion Massive transfusion is defined as the administration of greater than 1 total blood volume (10 – 20 units of blood) in 24 hours or replacing 1/2 of the…...
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Pre-Transfusion Testing Group and Screen (Type and Screen) Antigens that are not present in screened cells are unlikely to cause significant hemolytic reactions (0.2% risk of transfusion reaction if only…...
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