9 April 2023 (Sunday) - BTLP-TACT Exercise


 
Time for a BTLP-TACT exercise…
 
I was presented with two cases
 
000484 – an eighty-eight year old chap in A&E with a CVA requiring group & save
 
He grouped as B Rh(D) Negative with antibody screen positive in cells 1 & 2. I selected antibody panels.
The IAT panel was positive in cells 1, 2 5, 8 and 9 and negative in all other cells. This corresponded with anti-M but didn’t rule out anti-Cw or anti-Lu(a)
The enzyme screen was negative in all cells. According to BTLP-TACT this rules out anti Cw. Does this also rule out anti-Lu(a)?
 
18411 – a thirty year old chap with cardiac arrest also requiring group & save
 
He grouped as O Rh(D) Positive with a negative antibody screen
 
Bearing in mind I got the red light it would seem that a negative enzyme screen rules out anti-Lu(a). I’ve emailed the people at BTLP-TACT to ask for clarification.

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