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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
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #hepatology
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
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... anterior to the liver ... of Chilaiditi syndrome ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... heart (2-5%), liver ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
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
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
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