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Susan Grier

Susan Grier is a medical laboratory technologist in a hospital transfusion service. She works the night shift crossmatching blood units for patients and brings years of bench experience from core diagnostic laboratories. A contributor to Biology Insights, Grier tends an extensive indoor plant collection at home.

Is Rh Negative the Same as Rh Null Blood Type?
Monocyte vs. Neutrophil: What Are the Differences?
How to Calculate Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
What Antigens Are in a Suspect With Type O+ Blood?
What Does It Mean If Your Blood Is Orange?
What Is Packed Cell Volume and What Do the Results Mean?
Eosinophils Stain: Why They’re Red and What It Means
Crenated RBC: What It Means for Your Red Blood Cells
Centrifuge Blood Separation: Process and Practical Uses
What Is the Agglutination Blood Group Test?
Why Are Hematocrit Levels Different in Males and Females?
What Does It Mean to Be Kell Positive?
Why Has My Blood Sample Clotted?
What Are Blood Phenotypes and Why Do They Matter?
What Does Plasma Help With? Body Roles and Conditions
What Does Blood Type O Mean for Your Health?
What Is ABO Group? Types, Matching and Rh Factor
What Does Blood Mean? Types, Tests, and Functions
What Is the Difference Between Monocytes and Absolute Monocytes?
How to Calculate the Absolute Lymphocyte Count
Are Plasma and Platelets the Same Thing?
What Is in a Blood Transfusion?
How to Calculate the Absolute Reticulocyte Count
What Are Immature White Blood Cells Called?
What Is Haptoglobin and What Does It Do?
How to Calculate Hematocrit From Hemoglobin
What Does Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) Contain?
What Are Peripheral Blood Cells (PBCs)?
What Are Basophils in Blood and What Do They Do?
How Are Platelets Collected for Donation?