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Learning about thromboelastography (TEG).
- Tom Fadial
@thame

#Diagnosis #Hematology #Coagulation #Pharmacology #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #Thromboelastography #Laboratory
(TEG) ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Interpretation ... #Thromboelastography ... #Laboratory
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG ... amplitude of the TEG ... thromboelastogram #TEG ... #diagnosis #components ... #thromboelastography
Recently TEG has emerged as a more integrative approach which explores both clotting factors and cellular
Recently TEG has ... introduction to TEG ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Hematology
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Thromboelastogram Interpretation ... fibrin clot - Treatment ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Interpretation ... #Thromboelastography
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
Thromboelastography ... trademarked as TEG ... routine transfusion algorithms ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #interpretation
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm ... #Differential #
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
• Cell wall component ... Mucormycosis • Neg ... formulations (eg ... in BAL does not differentiate ... FalsePositives #Laboratory