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Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Platelets in Adults Major ... procedure, no active bleeding ... Surgery with active bleeding ... 100 (rarely) Stable ... nonbleeding - < 10 Stable
HAS-BLED Score - Risk of Major Bleeding in 1 Year
Characteristics (1 point each)
 • Hypertension: Baseline
Score - Risk of Major ... Bleeding in 1 Year ... • History Of major ... bleeding • Unstable ... Of antiplatelet meds
HAS-BLED Score
 - Hypertension: Baseline SBP > 160mmHg
 - Renal disease: Cr > 2.6mg/dL, on HD,
- History of major ... bleeding - Unstable ... of antiplatelet meds ... #Risk #Score #Bleeding
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
• Cervical: EBV ... , CMV, HIV, Toxo ... Infection: Acute HIV ... , EBV, Mycobacterial ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... - NEJM 2011 - Hip ... /vmoitra) #EBM
Selected Treatments for Hip Fracture. Panel A shows internal fixation with multiple screws for a nondisplaced
Treatments for Hip ... with a sliding hip ... recommended for stable ... hemiarthroplasty and a total hip ... Management #Ortho #EM
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
DOACs thereby leading ... metabolization leading ... reported to have major ... reported to have major ... #Interactions #Table
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Infectious • EBV ... • CMV • HIV ... Leukemia - History of Bleeding
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
inactivates GLP-1 and GIP ... Januvia) - Once/day tablet ... Onglyza) - Once/day tablet ... Tradjenta) - Once/day tablet ... Major Advantages
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... usually dorsal • DIP ... and PIP joints ... dislocation, due to EDS ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM