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LQCL2516 - CMLE - Rh Genotyping and a Case of Retrospective Post-Partum Weak-D
Course Description

LabQ 2025 Clinical Laboratory: Transfusion Medicine
 
Faculty/Authors

Constantine E Kanakis, MD MSc MLS (ASCP)
Fellow, Transfusion Medicine
Northwestern Medicine  

Glenn E Ramsey, MD
Medical Director
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Blood Bank 
Chicago, Illinois 

CMLE Credit: 2.0

Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour

Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
  3. Click Access to begin the course.
  4. Review the Educational Activity.
  5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 5/31/2025 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027 

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  • list the various weak-D phenotypes and their genotypic origins; 

  • evaluate how to manage weak-D phenotypes with regard to transfusion practices; 

  • identify situations in which weak-D genotyping would be appropriate, effective test utilization; 

  • explain how weak-D phenotypes affect blood bank considerations in obstetric patients; and 

  • convey how weak-D testing applies to blood donors as well as recipients 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
2 CMLE Credits
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