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Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... ALI is the deadliest ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... #Transfusion #Thresholds
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... • LDH: Heart, RBC ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusion Thresholds ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... more likely to cause
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... RBC are produced ... a decrease in all ... However, these thresholds ... These causes could
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... Castleman disease • AL ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC