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Blood Banking

This area accounts for 17–22% of the ASCP Board of Certification MLS examination. LatticeMLS is independently written and operated. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed, or approved by the ASCP or its Board of Certification.

Blood Products

  1. Donor Qualification, Collection, and ReactionsDonor screening, collection controls, reaction response, and special donations protect donors and blood recipients.
  2. Blood Product Processing, Storage, Components, and Quality ControlTesting, labeling, storage, component preparation, and quality control determine whether a collected blood product can be released.

Blood Group Systems

  1. Blood Group Foundations and Carbohydrate SystemsInheritance, glycosyltransferases, and developmental expression explain the serologic patterns of ABO, H, Lewis, Ii, P1PK, and Globoside antigens.
  2. Rh and Other Blood Group SystemsRh, MNS, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, Lutheran, HLA, and platelet antigens shape antibody identification, compatibility, and rare-donor support.