Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion
Practices
by Denise M. Harmening (Author)
7th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I Fundamental Concepts
1 Red Blood Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
2 Basic Genetics
3 Fundamentals of Immunology
4 Concepts in Molecular Biology
Part II Blood Groups and Serological Testing
5 The Antiglobulin Test
6 The ABO Blood Group System
7 The Rh Blood Group System
8 Blood Group Terminology & Common Blood Groups: The Lewis System, P, I, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd,
Lutheran
9 Uncommon Blood Groups
10 Detection and Identification of Antibodies
11 Pre-transfusion Testing
12 Blood Bank Testing Technologies and Automation
Part III Transfusion Practices
13 Donor Selection
14 Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
15 Component Preparation
16 Transfusion Therapy
17 Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
18 Apheresis
19 Cellular Therapy in the Transplant Setting
20 Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
21 Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
22 Tissue Banking
,Part IV Leukocyte Antigens and Relationship Testing
23 The HLA System
24 Relationship Testing
Part V Quality Management and Compliance
25 Quality Management in the Blood Bank
26 Patient Blood Management
27 Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
28 Laboratory Information Systems in the Blood Bank
29 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services
, Test Bank: Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices,
7th Edition Harmening, 2019 | Chapters 1–29
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
1. Who is credited with performing the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion?
A) William Harvey
B) Jean-Baptiste Denis
C) James Blundell
D) Karl Landsteiner
Answer: C — James Blundell performed the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion in 1818,
transfusing a postpartum hemorrhage patient.
2. Karl Landsteiner's discovery of the ABO blood group system occurred in which year?
A) 1885
B) 1901
C) 1914
D) 1921
Answer: B — Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1901, for which he received
the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930.
3. The first blood bank in the United States was established at which institution?
A) Johns Hopkins Hospital
B) Mayo Clinic
Practices
by Denise M. Harmening (Author)
7th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I Fundamental Concepts
1 Red Blood Cell and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
2 Basic Genetics
3 Fundamentals of Immunology
4 Concepts in Molecular Biology
Part II Blood Groups and Serological Testing
5 The Antiglobulin Test
6 The ABO Blood Group System
7 The Rh Blood Group System
8 Blood Group Terminology & Common Blood Groups: The Lewis System, P, I, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd,
Lutheran
9 Uncommon Blood Groups
10 Detection and Identification of Antibodies
11 Pre-transfusion Testing
12 Blood Bank Testing Technologies and Automation
Part III Transfusion Practices
13 Donor Selection
14 Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases
15 Component Preparation
16 Transfusion Therapy
17 Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
18 Apheresis
19 Cellular Therapy in the Transplant Setting
20 Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
21 Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
22 Tissue Banking
,Part IV Leukocyte Antigens and Relationship Testing
23 The HLA System
24 Relationship Testing
Part V Quality Management and Compliance
25 Quality Management in the Blood Bank
26 Patient Blood Management
27 Transfusion Safety and Federal Regulatory Requirements
28 Laboratory Information Systems in the Blood Bank
29 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services
, Test Bank: Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices,
7th Edition Harmening, 2019 | Chapters 1–29
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
1. Who is credited with performing the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion?
A) William Harvey
B) Jean-Baptiste Denis
C) James Blundell
D) Karl Landsteiner
Answer: C — James Blundell performed the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion in 1818,
transfusing a postpartum hemorrhage patient.
2. Karl Landsteiner's discovery of the ABO blood group system occurred in which year?
A) 1885
B) 1901
C) 1914
D) 1921
Answer: B — Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1901, for which he received
the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930.
3. The first blood bank in the United States was established at which institution?
A) Johns Hopkins Hospital
B) Mayo Clinic
