Immunohematology for Medical Laboratory Technicians

Sheryl Whitlock obtained her BSMT from University of Delaware, followed by Clinical Rotation at University of Iowa, and then an MA from Beaver College in Glenside, PA. Additional education includes a master of arts in education from Arcadia University. Whitlock’s career began with the Medical Technology Program Faculty at Rolling Hill Hospital in Elkins Park, PA. She then transferred to Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA, where she worked as a Faculty Member of the Medical Laboratory Technician Program. Sheryl returned to the University of Delaware in 1998, this time assuming the position of Laboratory Coordinator of Student Health Services. Sheryl has more than 30 years of work experience in all areas of laboratory medicine and as an educator for both clinical laboratory science and clinical laboratory technology programs.

Unit I: Introduction to Immunohematology.
Chapter 1: Basic Immunology.
Chapter 2: Reagents and Methods used for Immunohematology Testing.
Chapter 3:Quality Control and Quality Assurance in the Blood Bank (NOTE: This will be an overview, components of Quality Control and Quality Assurance will be incorporated into the text, as appropriate).
Unit 2: Blood Group Systems.
Chapter 4: Genetics and Inheritance of Blood Group System Antigens.
Chapter 5: ABO and H Blood Group Systems.
Chapter 6: Rh Blood Group System.
Chapter 7: Other Blood Group Systems.
Unit 3: Patient Pre-Transfusion Testing.
Chapter 8: Antibody Screening and Antibody Identification.
Chapter 9: Compatibility Testing.
Unit 4: Blood Components and Their Administration.
Chapter 10: Donor Criteria and Blood Collection.
Chapter 11: Processing Blood Components.
Chapter 12: Adverse Reactions to Transfusion.
Unit 5: Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Miscellaneous Conditions Requiring Transfusion Therapy.
Chapter 13: Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn.