8 results
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
- Transfusion Reactions ... without other cause ... #Transfusion #Reactions ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
numbers • R - reaction ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Hematology #Interpretation
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... Polymerase chain reaction ... (PCR) testing for ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare