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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... S/sx: Fever, flank ... recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... Causes purpura & ... false negatives on testing
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... Causes purpura & ... Sx include: fever ... false negatives on testing
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Periodontal Disease Complement ... Deficiency • ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... Most Common Causes ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
aldosterone - Low in cases ... pituitary) and deficiency ... , the CRH will produce ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... continued in most cases ... ; interpretation ... dependent upon local laboratory
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
the breakdown product ... blood or urine testing ... In certain cases ... the tumor should never ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm