12 November 2026 (Thursday) - BTLP-TACT Exercise

Can you believe it – the nice computer at BTLP-TACT have told me I’m not doing enough. I had a look at my individual dashboard which said I’m supposed to have done four cases in the last month and I’ve actually done nine. Bearing in mind the thing clearly can’t count to four, I have to question those antibody identifications it says I missed antibodies in.

But whilst I’m at it I might as well do another case. It gave me two…

 

91653 – a thirty-two year-old woman in theatre needing group and save.

She grouped as A Rh(D) Positive… was that supposed to be a weak reaction? I called the Rh group indeterminate event though it wasn’t.

The antibody screen was positive in cells 1 & 3 so I performed antibody panels.

The IAT panel was positive in cells 1, 3, 6, 9 & 10 corresponding with anti-Fy(a)

The enzyme panel was negative throughout.

 

12769 – a fifty-five year-old chap in A&E with epistaxis.

He grouped as B Rh(D) Positive with antibody screen positive in cells 2 & 3 so I performed antibody panels.

The IAT and enzyme panels were positive in cells 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 corresponding with anti-c but not excluding anti-E, anti-Lu(a) or anti-Kp(a)

 

I got the thumbs-up…