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

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Thresholds in Critical ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... #Transfusion #Thresholds
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Transfusion Thresholds ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause
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 Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... Glomerular (Dysmorphic RBCs ... and/or RBC casts
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peripheral blood ... Hypochromic & microcytic RBCs ... disease, drugs, transfusions ... #causes
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
Transfusion Targets for the Patient who is not Acutely Hemorrhaging 
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The transfusion target for
- Blood should ... than one unit blood ... #Transfusion #Thresholds ... #Algorithm #Targets ... #Hemoglobin #RBCs
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... three peripheral blood ... However, these thresholds ... These causes could
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
antibody, Anti-GBM ... Goodpasture's cause ... reveals increasing blood ... gross hematuria, RBC ... casts, low grade
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... intestines, white blood ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm