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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... transfused patients • Risk ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , high rate and/
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... improvement in symptoms ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Clinical Findings Risk ... factor for Late ... Apolipoprotein E4 allele Risk ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... Food: Cold cuts, pate ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... Food: Cold cuts, pate ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... • Risk Factors ... anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Risk Factors: ... decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Attempt if high risk ... in severe • Rare ... : >3 symptoms, or ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... direction using risk ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive