Chapter 1 What is blood management?
- What is blood management? intro
- Getting acquainted with blood products
- Introducing Patient Blood Management
- What is blood management? quiz
Chapter 2. Ordering a transfusion
- Ordering a transfusion intro
- Determining when to order red blood cells
- Deciding when to order platelets
- Establishing when to order fresh frozen plasma
- Coping with critically ill patients
- Managing surgical patients
- Handling massive transfusion
- Avoiding complications in massive transfusion
- Ordering a transfusion quiz
Chapter 3. Choosing the right product
- Choosing the right product intro
- Defining blood groups
- Reviewing the ABO blood group
- Examining the Rhesus blood groups
- Mastering red blood cell compatibility
- Conquering platelet compatibility
- Mastering plasma compatibility
- Choosing the right product quiz
Pre-transfusion testing
- Pre-transfusion testing intro
- Getting to know blood group typing
- Screening for alloantibodies
- Crossmatching
- Preparing for procedures
- Handling urgent transfusions
- Pre-transfusion testing quiz
Chapter 5. Safety first
- Safety first intro
- Preparing the tools
- Performing pre-transfusion bedside checks
- Completing the ABO identity test
- Administering the transfusion safely
- Safety first quiz
Chapter 6. Handling complications
- Handling complications intro
- Considering risks and complications
- Recognizing acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
- Identifying other severe transfusion reactions
- Managing severe transfusion reactions
- Dealing with mild transfusion reactions
- Spotting delayed transfusion reactions
- Preventing complications
- Handling complications quiz
Chapter 7. Special situations
- Special situations intro
- Screening for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
- Preventing Rhesus disease
- Diagnosing autoimmune hemolysis
- Considering daratumumab
- Special situations quiz
