by MH Team | Oct 19, 2023 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary chronic hemolytic anemia caused by the production of Hb S (a qualitative hemoglobin defect due to a β-globin gene codon 6 mutation [glutamic acid → valine]). Pathophysiology ▾: Sickle cell anemia is...
by MH Team | Oct 18, 2023 | Transfusion Medicine
Key Takeaways Blood ProductStorageTransportExpiryIndicationsWhole bloodIn a blood bank refrigerator at 2℃ – 6℃Can be transported for the next 24h if maintained at 1℃ – 10℃ during transportation35 days in a closed system, 24 hr...
by MH Team | Oct 18, 2023 | Transfusion Medicine
Key Takeaways Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (AHTR) is an acute hemolysis due to the administration of antigenically incompatible red cells. Timing ▾: During transfusion or within 24 hours. Signs and Symptoms ▾: Fever and chills Back or flank...
by MH Team | Oct 17, 2023 | White Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that produces antibodies. In this condition, abnormal plasma cells multiply uncontrollably and accumulate in the bone marrow. It is slightly more common in males than females and...
by MH Team | Oct 17, 2023 | Platelet Disorders
Key Takeaways Hemophilia, the most common severe, inherited bleeding disorder, represents a failure in the secondary hemostatic mechanism. It is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by a deficiency or dysfunction of a specific plasma coagulation factor,...
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