LabQ 2026 Clinical Laboratory: Transfusion Medicine Faculty/Authors
Morgan Lohr-Braun, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM Rush University Specialist in Blood Bank Certificate Program Chicago, Illinois
CMLE Credit: 2.0Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Faculty DisclosuresThe faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 3/31/2026 Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
describe the KEL blood group system and its importance in transfusion medicine;
recognize the population frequency and clinical importance of the Kpb antigen in the KEL blood group system with attention to the challenges that come with transfusion;
distinguish antibodies to high-prevalence antigens and assess the challenges in identification; and
demonstrate the role of dithiothreitol (DTT)-treated red cells in antibody identification and evaluate the clinical and operational impact this method has on laboratories.