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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Gap • Serum / Urine ... Ingestion #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... Color - Differential ... Diagnosis Turbid White Urine ... thalassemia, transfusion reaction ... discoloration #Differential
Serotonin Syndrome - THINK: FAST
 - FAST onset
 - FAST movements (agitation, akathisia, HYPERreflexia)
 - FAST
Syndrome #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Comparison #Differentiate
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
hypersensitivity reactions ... Acute transfusion reaction ... recruitment of leucocytes ... hypersensitivity #reactions ... classification #comparison
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukocytosis: The term 'leukocyte ... Leukemoid reaction ... part automated differential ... Leukemoid Reaction ... precursor cells to leukocytes
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Product Types: • Leukocyte ... common immune reaction ... once had another reaction ... flank pain, dark urine ... proteins on plts, leukocytes
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion Reactions ... common immune reaction ... once had another reaction ... flank pain, dark urine ... proteins on plts, leukocytes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... syndrome, infusion reactions ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... #Transfusion #Reaction ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
body water in comparison ... serum osmolality, urine ... concentration and urine ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... increase in the urine