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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
- Transfusion Reactions ... of high parity blood ... : 33% • Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... allergy, drug reaction ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... (AHTR): Occurs during ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #reactions
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... the banked donor blood ... (AHTR): Occurs during ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... . during manipulation ... urological device • Blood ... transfusion • Allergic reaction ... • Intracranial blood
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... pulse, rhythm and blood ... perfusion, recheck blood ... known drug causes (eg ... remifentanil, digoxin etc
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
on Peripheral Blood ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
infection (IFI) in hematologic ... albumin, or other blood ... GM) - IVIg, blood ... Sara Dong #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
the mainstay of treatment ... be seen after blood ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology