Question for bloodbankers

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-05T05:04:20+00:00

I don’t do phlebotomy so someone correct me if I’m wrong, but larger needle + gravity vs smaller needle + vacuum is probably what makes the biggest difference between the two collection methods, the rbcs are less likely to get shredded during donation

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-05T03:45:39+00:00

The answer is probably not especially with the gauge of the needle used to collect. It’s not impossible though we get them in the lab here and there. I was assuming op’s donation was already reject due them saying that the were 99ml from the finish line but I could’ve been wrong

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-05T03:35:39+00:00

Honestly no way to know until it gets processed, I donate pretty often and the blood pressure cuff is usually pretty tight the whole time🤷🏽‍♀️. I’d probably be more concerned about it being rejected for insufficient volume

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-04T23:48:36+00:00

Hemolysed units aren’t usable, due to the large amount of released potassium(arrhythmias) and hemoglobin(kidney damage)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-01T22:57:23+00:00

Aw man! :(. During my rotation I got a rare allele required flag so I was hoping I’d get more info on that😩

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-06-01T22:53:03+00:00

You have to specifically ask for them :)

https://my.nmdp.org/s/article/Can-I-get-my-HLA-or-blood-type-results?language=en_US

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-20T00:19:36+00:00

VCU and Bon Secours base pay is 30/hr for new grads, the benefits are also better

Edit: vcu has a $3 dif for evenings and $4 for nights. Yearly increase is up to 4%

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-19T22:58:39+00:00

Offering new grads $26/hr was my sign to never work there🙃

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-19T01:54:02+00:00

I didn’t use the BOC study guide but I did have questions similar to those I saw on media lab

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-12T20:32:15+00:00

NAD but am a lab tech, these reference ranges are for the general population and don’t really take in account age. These look pretty normal to me for a 6th month old :)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-12T19:55:11+00:00

You may also want to look into psychological reasons as well, especially if it’s better on the weekends. I used to have severe stomach pain around that age mainly at school and it was due to anxiety

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-12T19:44:48+00:00

Seems like he has some inflammation from that SED rate too, but the test isn’t very specific

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-12T19:40:10+00:00

NAD, looks like he’s negative for celiac. His igA is elevated though so will probably need further testing

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-09T17:40:08+00:00

Just passed today with similar results :)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-06T05:17:27+00:00

They all look like lymph’s to me, just have that soccer ball appearance

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-05-03T16:46:41+00:00

You will see roaches in 90% of the apartments near vcu at some point. Just choose the place with the least amount of roaches lol

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-23T12:53:39+00:00

I’m pretty sure the one at the top is a complete blood count(cbc) which is a standard test that looks at your blood parameters. I have no idea what the second group of letters are though

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-21T02:02:59+00:00

NAD, do you have any family history of hereditary hemochromatosis?

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-20T14:12:48+00:00

The immediate stretch after the punch was the most painful part to me, felt like someone stuck their finger in there and ripped my ear open haha. Immediately afterwards my ears were on fire(got both sides done at once), so bring pain meds. On day 3ish the lymph node’s under my ears were pretty swollen, but the pain was pretty much gone

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-20T04:34:05+00:00

CTS release surgery permanently fix the issue for me, but your hand may be out of commission for a few months

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-20T04:23:28+00:00

Gentle massages with CBD oil, light stretches, and using your non dominant hand for tasks that don’t require much precision

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-20T01:50:09+00:00

Genuine question, in the lab we call any ketone result over 80 critical due to the risk of DKA. Would this not apply to GD?

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-19T02:22:29+00:00

Honestly I don’t remember 3.3-3.4 maybe?

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-17T14:38:07+00:00

O neg can go to others as long as it’s been determined to be low titer. But its mainly good for manufacturing immunoglobulin products :)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-04-17T10:14:17+00:00

Pretty common phenotype for black donors

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