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Edition – By Paula Howard ISBN: 9780323697392 jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
Table of Contents
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Part I: Quality and Safety Issues
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1. Quality Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry: Safety Issues in the Blood Bank
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Part II: Foundations: Basic Sciences and Reagents
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2. Immunology: Basic Principles and Applications in the Blood Bank jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
3. Blood Banking Reagents: Overview and Applications
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4. Genetic Principles in Blood Banking jj jj jj jj
Part III: Overview of the Major Blood Groups
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5. ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status
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6. Rh Blood Group System
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7. Other Red Cell Blood Group Systems, Human Leukocyte Antigens, and Platelet Antigens
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Part IV: Essentials of Pretransfusion Testing
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8. Antibody Detection and Identification jj jj jj
9. Compatibility Testing jj
,10. Blood Bank Automation for Transfusion Services
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Part V: Clinical Considerations in Immunohematology
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11. Adverse Complications of Transfusions
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12. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
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Part VI: Blood Collecting and Testing
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13. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy
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14. Testing of Donor Blood
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Part VII: Blood Component Preparation and Transfusion Therapy
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15. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy
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16. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients jj jj jj jj
, Chapter 01: Quality Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry and Safety Issues
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in the Blood Bank
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Howard: Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 4th
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Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE jj
1. Which of the following agencies administers the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
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Amendments?
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a. AABB
b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services jj jj jj jj jj
c. OSHA
d. Food and Drug Administration jj jj j
ANS: j j B
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administers CLIA, Medicare, Medicaid, and
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HIPAA.
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DIF: Level 1 jj REF: j j p. 3 jj
2. A laboratory technologist decided she would like to bring her lab coat home for laundering
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because it had too many wrinkles when returned by the laboratory’s laundry service. Is this
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practice acceptable?
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a. Yes, if she uses 10% bleach jj jj jj jj jj
b. Yes, if she clears it with her supervisor jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
c. Yes, as long as she removes the coat and does not wear it home
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d. No, because the laboratory is a biosafety level 2, and lab coats may not be
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removed jj
ANS: D jj
Methods of transporting the lab coat and the risk of contamination do not permit health care
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workers to bring lab coats home for cleaning.
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DIF: Level 2 jj REF: j j p. 14 jj
3. Personal protective equipment includes: jj jj jj
a. safety glasses. jj
b. splash barriers. jj
c. masks.
d. All of the above jj jj jj
ANS: D jj
Safety glasses, splash barriers, and masks are types of personal protective devices.
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DIF: Level 1 jj REF: j j p. 14 jj
4. At what point in the employment process should safety training take place?
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a. During orientation and training jj jj jj
b. Following lab training when employees are more familiar with their jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
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