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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... in HbA1c == False ... Content • RBC Transfusions ... blood loss • Hemolytic ... Effect • RBC Transfusions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusion Thresholds ... antigens (often false ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
antigens (often false ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause ... by country) • False
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... Tissue injury • Hemolysis ... intake • Blood transfusion ... of injection Decreased ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Chattering on ECMO
What is chattering? If you look closely at this video clip, the tubing is
hypoxemia due to decreased ... blood cells and cause ... hemolysis. ... clinical #video #criticalcare
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ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
off, increased/decreased ... (drips, abx, transfusions ... / TUBES: know gauges ... Bundle #Checklist #CriticalCare
Causes of Hyperkalemia
Pseudohyperkalemia
 - Tourniquet use
 - Hemolysis (in vitro)
 - Leukocytosis
 - Thrombocytosis
Intra- to extracellular
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Tourniquet use - Hemolysis ... Potassium-containing drugs - Transfusion ... aged blood - Hemolysis ... tissue necrosis Decreased