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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusion Thresholds ... Transfusion Reaction ... Transfusion Reaction ... Transfusion Reaction ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Transfusion Reaction ... Transfusion Reaction ... Transfusion Reaction ... Causes purpura & ... #diagnosis #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... device • Blood transfusion ... • Allergic reaction ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
incompatible blood transfusion ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... hydration • RBC transfusion ... #treatment #management
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH Management ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... consider platelet transfusion ... = dilated BV = raises ... #neurosurgery #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... injury, ischemia, hemolysis ... , transfusions), ... Pseudohyperkalemia - hemolysis ... only if no clear cause
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to ART with a decrease ... superinfection, drug reactions ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... Diagnosis: • Drug reaction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... the only way to increase ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... Photophobia • Decreased ... Polymerase chain reaction ... Respiratory distress Treatment ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Diagnosis, and Management ... methanol; rare cases ... nitroprusside reaction ... with increase with ... #treatment