CLSC 430 - Immunohematology

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 310.
Corequisite(s): CLSC 430A
This course will focus on routine and special procedures in blood banking including but not limited to ABO/Rh typing, antibody detection and identification and also compatibility testing. Donor screening, testing and component preparation. Maternal screening for antibodies and testing for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. This course will also focus on problem solving skills, transfusion protocols and transfusion reactions.