10 results
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
illness, high plasma volume ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... • Pathophysiology ... : Volume overload ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
shortly following a transfusion ... challenging to differentiate ... examination findings of volume ... #Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
Relationship between Volume ... Assessing for volume ... decreased oncotic pressure ... Challenge #Diagram #Differential ... #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Stroke Volume / ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
(ICP) - Pathophysiology ... Manage Blood Pressure ... cerebral blood volume ... consider platelet transfusion ... #ICP #Pathophysiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Intravascular volume ... , narrow pulse pressure ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... capillary hydrostatic pressure ... Increased plasma volume ... plasma oncotic pressure ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... massive blood transfusion ... decreased tidal volume ... • Pathophysiology ... edema #causes #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... hydrostatic and oncotic pressures ... Increased hydrostatic pressure ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
emergency, Blood transfusion ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the diastolic pressure