Behold...You now Enter The Twisted World Of Joel...

Yeap...hahaha...well...welcome to my page...you'll find various stuffs that may/may not be useful to you...I would keep updating this blog whenever I'm free so be sure to check it out often aite?
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(Stand On The Shoulder Of Giants)

The Prince Of Emotions....

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2005..The year I lost everything I ever had...as I try to stand up again I realized that there are more hypocrites in this world than supporters.. But I'm sure thankful for those who are with me today. I'm born on 13th june 1989, male(yup..male...got it?! 100% male!) and I've seen and experienced things far beyond possible. Some envy me for certain attributes I possess, some just want to see me fall(too bad, I'm gonna keep holding till YOU fall suckers!)..some look up to me...I really respect them..thanks for everything guys. I'm a biomedical student at Unisel and currently a Training Medical Laboratory Scientist at Gribbles Pathology Seremban Like to think critically and assume that nothing is impossible..listening to my mp3s(Emo,screamo,punk,metal,goth),playing online and lan games..jamming.. and hanging out with my besties..I'm an Emo Of Course...I like the way I am... Got a big time ego problem but I can mellow down.. Always emotional.. takes serious matters seriously.. trying to have fun... Revengeful against a disease.. Maybe I would disappear once my job is done...thats all..enjoy reading my blog... c ya...(^-,^)

Friday, April 8, 2011

Fairies..Legends?..or Facts?

Ahoy there.....
don't have to explain about fairies..but maybe a little...
fairies are extraterrestrial beings..described as little butterfly like humans..with magical powers..like seen in most fantasy movies and books..
And I recently came pass something in wikipedia...2 sisters took photos of them with fairies at their backyard???!!!
Seriously???
Unbelivable right?but Kodak has issued "certificate of authentication"...citing that their one of the pictures is real..

Monday, January 17, 2011

The Very basics of Hematology..the blood groups..

Ahoy there.....

As we all know..there are 4 main groups for the human blood...

A
B
AB
O

And for each of these..there's something called the rhesus factor..(which makes it now to 8 subgroups)

A+/-
B+/-
AB+/-
O+/-

Thats right..always remember..even O blood has + or -...keep that in mind..
Now these blood groups are all coded by glycoprotiens(sugars)..protiens..carbohydrates or glycolipids (varying between the blood group types..these substances make up antigens on the surface of the red blood cells (surface antigens)...these are randomly coded by our genetics..and they are permanent for a lifetime..in rare cases such as Demi-Lee Brennan's case is the 1st ever case of blood group change in history...A complete blood type would describe a full set of 30 substances on the surface of Red blood cells..and an individual's blood type is one of the many possible combinations of blood-group antigens..Across the 30 blood groups characterized by the International Society Of Blood Transfusions (ISBT)..over 600 different blood-group antigens have been found..but many of these are very rare and/or are mainly found in certain ethnic groups..these are called special antigens..amongst the common (but still rare) special antigens are...

Kell system
Duffy system
Kid system
I and P systems
Bombay Blood Group

These are classified as special antigens..they are rare and demand specificity for transfusions...

In a Hematology lab..we determine blood groups in order to help us decide what type of blood can be transfused to the patient..for example..an individual with type A+ blood can receive blood from A+ and O+ type only...wrong transfusion will lead to transfusion reaction (a condition where the patient's body starts rejecting the donor's blood)..reason? in the blood plasma..there's ANTIBODIES..antibodies are "gate keepers" that attack anything that doesn't look friendly..including a different subgroup of red cells...below I'll describe each corresponding plasma antibodies in the ABO system..

A: Anti-B antibodies..
B: Anti-A antibodies
AB: NO ANTIBODIES
O : BOTH Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies

Therefore..its always important to perform a cross matching research do determine if the donor's blood is suitable for the recipient..(tomorrow I will enclose a video on how blood typing is done and how cross matching is done)..Also remember..if there is a transfusion reaction EVEN IF THE PROPER ABO BLOOD IS TRANSFUSED TO THE PATIENT..the transfer will be stopped immediately and serology tests would be done to determine special antigens (such as mentioned above)..these are called "warm antibody tests" or "RBC serology tests"..

It is always important that you keep these infos in mind so that in the future you will know what actually is going on when a medical personnel performs blood grouping and talks about blood transfusion reactions to you..So the next time you donate blood or you need a blood transfusion..you'll be aware of the criticality of these tests..hehe..don't underestimate the job of a Scientists..if it isn't because of us..doctors would be facing a hard time making desicions for you..=)

Here I've provided several diagrams related to this post for easier understanding..if there's any questions or corrections to this post..please do inform me in the comment box..I'll answer or edit the post a.s.a.p...

See yea...^_^






Blood Type Compability


















Symptoms Of Hemolytic Reactions (Tranfusion Reactions)















The ABO Blood Group System

The revolution

Ahoy there.....

Starting from today..I'll post informational posts regarding medical.. laboratory tests..how to read tests results and how to ensure your doctor's diagnosis is correct..also..I will share some interesting things related to punk rock culture and music...so I'm guessing you guys already get a hint on what this whole blog is gonna be about from now on eh?ahahaha....not to forget..for those playing games on computer,ps2 or psp or ps3..there will be some news about games as well..so keep following me..lets make this blog grow and lets make a difference..let us all tell the world that all it takes is the ability to dream to make the world a better place..^_^

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Back again..

Gonna turn this blog into an intellectual one...
anything that relates to current issues of medicine such as new findings or current researches will be posted here..
also..I'll be posting any really interesting events that come up in my life from now on...
there would also probably be posts about anime..games..music and so on..(probably..these will be the 2nd most common posts on this blog since my life revolves around them..hahaahha...)
alright..thats all for now...
I'll update soon...

(^_^)"

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