033: Straight Talk with an ER Doc with Scott Weingart
Interactions between Blood Bank and Emergency Department staff in stressful times (like massive transfusions) can be difficult. Good news: A world-renowned ER physician says it doesn't have to be that...
19 Jun 201748min
032: Eat your Spinach! Donors and Iron with Jed Gorlin
"Have a steak! Eat your spinach!" Age-old advice from blood collectors to donors, but is it good enough? Jed Gorlin shows us why the old iron ways may not best!
30 Mai 20171h 5min
031: Why all Blood Bankers Should be on Twitter
Ever feel like you are missing something? If you aren't using Twitter to keep up with blood banking advancements, you should be! The 140 character platform is so useful for connecting with others, lea...
15 Mai 20171h 8min
030: Antibodies in Sickle Cell with Eric Gehrie
One little amino acid makes all the difference in sickle cell disease! Dr. Eric Gehrie explains why sickle cell patients are so challenging for blood banks, specifically focusing on the huge problem o...
10 Apr 201757min
029: Molecular Testing with Meghan Delaney
Molecular (genetic) testing is everywhere in medicine today, and the blood bank is no exception! You don't have to be an expert geneticist to see how it all fits, however. Meghan Delaney joins me to p...
20 Mar 201759min
028: Who DAT? with Sue Johnson
For such a simple test, the Direct Antiglobulin ("Coombs") Test confuses the heck out of most every blood bank student, to say nothing of many clinicians! Sue Johnson is here to guide us to better und...
27 Feb 20171h 1min
027: NAIT with Brian Curtis
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT), the disease with many names, continues to confound blood bankers everywhere! The conversation goes like this: "This baby has a low platelet count...is it N...
13 Feb 201750min
026: Treating TTP with Jeff Winters
Jeff Winters described the essentials of therapeutic apheresis in BBGuy Essentials 025. He is back today to address how to use those principles to treat Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, or "TTP." ...
23 Jan 201730min
