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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... very rare), or bacterial ... - Bacterial ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Fibrin degradation products ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
FNHTR once had ... very rare), or bacterial ... • Bacterial contamination ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Treat if other signs ... 1: 1.5 g/kg of ... ↓ rebleeding, infections ... advanced liver disease ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
& results from reactivation ... gelatinous cyst produced ... organism (soap bubble sign ... Standard treatment ... University Infectious Diseases