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Algorithm for the Management of Severe Burns #Management #EM #Burn #Severe #Burn #Assessment #Survey #Primary #Secondary
Algorithm for the ... Burns #Management #EM ... Primary #Secondary #ABCs ... #ABCDE #Algorithm
Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
Indications for Transfusion ... Packed RBCs ... Platelet transfusions ... #Indications #Thresholds ... #Management #RBCs
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusion Thresholds ... Volume Reduced RBC ... • Washed RBC ... Hyperkalemia: Citrate in RBCs ... RBCs (stored at
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... among size of RBCs ... reticulocytes (immature RBCs ... under 2%, then BM ... Algorithm by Dr.
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypochromic & microcytic RBCs ... disease, drugs, transfusions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Transfusion Targets for the Patient who is not Acutely Hemorrhaging 
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The transfusion target for
Transfusion Targets ... Avoid transfusion ... #Transfusion #Thresholds ... #Algorithm #Targets ... #Hemoglobin #RBCs
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerular (Dysmorphic RBCs ... and/or RBC casts ... ) • Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm