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

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Thresholds in Critical ... unnecessary and cause ... ALI is the deadliest ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... #Transfusion #Thresholds
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... of dysmorphic RBC ... ’s, RBC/WBC casts ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #Causes
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerular (Dysmorphic RBCs ... and/or RBC casts ... with polyangiitis/microscopic
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... sediment - WBC/RBC ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... antibody, Anti-GBM ... Goodpasture's cause ... gross hematuria, RBC ... casts, low grade