INTRO TO IMHM Flashcards
Immunohematology also known as
blood banking
is a branch of hematology which studies antigen-antibody reactions and analogous phenomena as they relate to the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of blood disorders.
immunohematology
What is the main objective of immuohematology
To have a safe transfusion
refers to the process of collecting, storing, and
processing blood and the distribution of RBCs and blood components.
blood banking
Why does RBC need to be properly distributed?
To avoid having expired blood
branch of medicine that is concerned with transfusion of blood and blood components.
Transfusion medicine
In what year first time a blood transfusion was recorded in history.
1492
Transfusion medicine is also known as
transfusiology
received blood from three
different individual.
Pope Innocent VII
What is the principal obstacle to overcome in 1942?
Clotting
English surgeon that uses antiseptics to
control infection during transfusions.
Joseph Lister
What are the two antiseptics used in blood transfusion?
- alcohol
- povidone-iodine
Who recommends sodium phosphate?
Braxton hicks
What is the first example of blood preservative?
sodium phosphate
sodium phosphate is used for
pregnant women
Who discovered the ABO blood group system and when was it?
Karl Landsteiner in 1901
If agglutinogen is present on rbc membrane -
agglutinin is absent in the plasma
If agglutinogen is absent on rbc membrane -
agglutinin is present in the plasma
Blood type A
anti-B is present
Blood type B
anti-A is present
Blood type O
anti-A and anti-B are present
Who discovered blood type AB or the 4th blood type?
Alfred Bon Decastello and Adriano Sturli
When was the 4th blood type discovered?
1902
who suggests that the safety of
transfusion might be improved by crossmatching
Ludvig Hektoen