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Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
should encourage critical ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic #liver ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
level of sedation ... will vary with clinical ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... dissociative drug, it causes ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... Low serum IgG level ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Hematologic malignancy ... (elevations of liver ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical