Medical Lab Science Simplified·1d agoPlatelet Transfusions: How Platelets Are Made, Stored, and UsedPlatelets are tiny cell fragments in the blood. When you get a cut, platelets clump together to plug the cut. This is the first step of…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·4d agoFactor Concentrates and Recombinant ProductsClotting factors are proteins in the blood that work together to form a blood clot. Some patients are low on many clotting factors at once…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·Nov 5Fresh Frozen Plasma, PF24, and CryoprecipitatePlasma is the liquid part of the blood. It’s what’s left after the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are removed. Plasma…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·Nov 3Washed, Leukocyte-Reduced, and Irradiated Red Blood CellsPacked red blood cells (red blood cells with most of the plasma removed) are the most common blood component given to patients. However…
Gilson Chukwuma·Mar 23Did Jehovah’s Witnesses Approve Blood Transfusion?I was scrolling through the streets of social media when I saw the headline: “Jehovah’s Witnesses finally approve blood transfusion.” It…A response icon1
