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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.

Are Plasma and Platelets the Same Thing?Tests
What Happens If Type A Blood Is Given to Type B?Heart & Lungs
What Is in a Blood Transfusion?Tests
How to Calculate the Absolute Reticulocyte Count Tests
Why Can’t You Donate Blood If Your Pulse Is Too High?Healthcare
What Are Immature White Blood Cells Called?Tests
What Is Haptoglobin and What Does It Do?Tests
Can I Donate My Bone Marrow? Eligibility and Process Healthcare
Why Are There No Universal Platelets?Heart & Lungs
Why Does Blood Taste Like Copper?Eyes & ENT
Why Can’t Family Members Donate Blood to Each Other?Healthcare
What Is Therapeutic Apheresis and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Is TPE in Medical Terms? Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Procedures
What Is Hematopoiesis? The Process of Blood Cell Formation Biology
Can You Donate Blood to Yourself?Healthcare
How to Calculate Hematocrit From Hemoglobin Tests
What Does Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) Contain?Tests
What Are Peripheral Blood Cells (PBCs)?Tests
What Are Basophils in Blood and What Do They Do?Tests
Why Do Girls Get Bruises on Their Legs?Bones & Muscles
How Are Platelets Collected for Donation?Tests
What Is Bad Blood? The Disease Behind the Term Heart & Lungs
Does Donating Blood Lower Testosterone?Hormones
Does Blood Oxidize? The Science of Blood Oxidation Chemistry
Why Can’t I Get Blood Out of My Finger?Tests
Does Blood Clot Faster in the Cold?Heart & Lungs
Why Do Veins Collapse When Taking Blood?Tests
What Are Peripheral Blood Cells and Their Functions?Biology
How to Calculate the International Normalized Ratio (INR)Tests
Why Are Males Preferred for Bone Marrow Donation?Healthcare