TXSV Lab Week 2024

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Across
  1. 7. Our Laboratory Information System (LIS)
  2. 9. Used to spin down tubes
  3. 12. A protein made by plasma cells in response to a foreign antigen
  4. 13. Used to slow blood flow when drawing blood
  5. 15. Hemolytic transfusion reaction that appears days/weeks after transfusion
  6. 19. An inherited blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, causing a curved shape in red blood cells
  7. 21. Container used for needles, slides, and broken glass
  8. 22. An important part of PPE used to protect your hands
Down
  1. 1. Portion of the plasma, separated off, that is rich in clotting factors
  2. 2. Manufacturer of our automated machine
  3. 3. Blood product transfused to treat bleeding in patients with thrombocytopenia
  4. 4. Procedure in which blood is put into a patient's bloodstream through a vein
  5. 5. Equipment used to thaw frozen plasma products rapidly and uniformly at 37C
  6. 6. An immune-mediated disorder in which maternal antibodies attack fetal/newborn RBCs
  7. 8. Used to raise the hemoglobin by 1g/dL
  8. 10. Performed on a sample (often OB) to determine the amount of antibody present in the plasma
  9. 11. Anticoagulant found in lavender top tubes
  10. 14. Liquid portion of blood when clotting is prevented
  11. 16. Solvent/detergen treated, pooled human plasma, not routinely used
  12. 17. Portion of hemoglobin that binds oxygen
  13. 18. Liquid portion of blood after the blood has clotted
  14. 20. Our Hospital Information System (HIS)