Howard, Paula . <br/><br/>
Basic & applied concepts of blood banking and transfusion practices / 

 - 4th ed. 
 - St. Louis, Mossouri :  Elsevier,  [2017]. 
 - x, 406 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Contents : Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents : Quality and safety issues -- Quality assurance and regulation of the blood industry and safety issues in the blood bank -- Foundations : Basic sciences and reagents -- Immunology: basic principles and applications in the blood bank -- Blood banking reagents: overview and applicants -- Genetic principles in blood banking -- Overview of the major blood groups -- ABO and H blood group systems and secretor status -- Rh blood group systems -- Other red blood cell group systems, human leukocyte antigens, and platelet antigens -- Essentials of pretransfusion testing -- Compatibility testing, history of blood transfusion -- Blood bank automation for transfusin services -- Clinical considerations in immunohematology -- Adverse complications of transfusions -- Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn -- Blood collection and testing -- Donor selection and phlebotomy -- Testing of donor blood -- Blood component preparation and transfusion therapy -- Transfusion therapy in selected patients -- Transfusion practices -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323374781 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label>--Basic and applied concepts of immunohematology,
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Blood banks.<br/>Blood--Transfusion.<br/>Immunohematology.<br/>Blood Transfusion--methods.<br/>Blood Banks.<br/>Blood Group Antigens--immunology.<br/>Blood Grouping and Crossmatching--methods.<br/>Hematologic Diseases--immunology.<br/>Hematologic Tests--methods.<br/>Blood banks.<br/>Blood--Transfusion.<br/>Immunohematology.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Programmed Instruction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM172.B54 (4e)