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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Special Blood Product ... Types: • Leukocyte ... flank pain, dark urine ... proteins on plts, leukocytes
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Gap • Serum / Urine ... Ingestion #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
flank pain, dark urine ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Blood products contain ... of transfused products ... nickmmark #Blood #Product
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
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
group as well as predict ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... in urine - Procalcitonin
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
oxalate crystals in urine ... medication or products ... nitroprusside reaction ... Ingestion #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Drug Tests Urine ... oil • Hemp food products ... differential #diagnosis #toxicology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Pyrophosphate produced ... A reaction to phagocytosed ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Ideosyncratic reaction ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #differential #toxicology