Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices

Howard MPH MS MLS(ASCP)SBB, Paula R.

ISBN 10: 0323697399 / ISBN 13: 9780323697392

Editore: Elsevier, 2020

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pp. 416. Codice articolo 369795914

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Titolo: Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking ...

Casa editrice: Elsevier

Data di pubblicazione: 2020

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: New

Edizione: quinta edizione o successive

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Make complex blood banking concepts easier to understand with Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 5th Edition. Combining the latest information in a highly digestible format, this approachable text helps you easily master all areas of blood banking by utilizing common theory, clinical scenarios, case studies, and critical-thinking exercises. With robust user resources and expanded content on disease testing and DNA, it’s the effective learning resource you need to successfully work in the modern lab.

• Coverage of advanced topics
• such as transplantation and cellular therapy, the HLA system, molecular techniques and applications, automation, electronic cross-matching, and therapeutic apheresis make the text more relevant for 4-year MLS/CLS programs.
• Illustrated blood group boxes provide the ISBT symbol, number, and clinical significance of antibodies at a glance.
• Robust chapter pedagogy helps break down this difficult subject with learning objectives, outlines, key terms with definitions, chapter summaries, critical thinking exercises, study questions, and case studies.

• NEW! Completely updated content
• prepares you to work in today’s clinical lab environment.
• NEW! Additional information on disease testing covers diseases such as Zika and others of increased importance.
• NEW! Expanded content on DNA covers the latest developments in related testing.
• NEW! Enhanced user resources on the Evolve companion website now include expanded case studies, and new animations in addition to the existing review questions and lab manual.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Paula Howard worked at Johnson & Johnson as the Principal Scientist in Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for seven years, at OneBlood, Inc. as the GxP Training Manager for 2 years and Director of Regulated and Business Application Training for 3 years. She has certificates in eLearning instructional design and is currently working as a career coach.