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Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
hemoglobinopathy Platelets ... Prophylactically for platelet ... not transfuse platelets ... Platelet transfusions ... Management #RBCs #Platelets
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Thresholds for Transfusion ... of Platelets in ... procedure, no active bleeding ... #Management #Platelets ... #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
donor (apheresis) platelets ... , due to anti-platelet ... common following platelet ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... contamination: Platelets
Bleeding and Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Vascular System Defect - Congenital vs Acquired
 •
Bleeding and Bruising ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vs Acquired • Platelet ... vs Acquired #Bleeding ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
determining if transfusion ... algorithms and ... reduce number of transfusions ... amplitude • If ↓ → platelet ... deficiency → give platelets
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
, due to anti-platelet ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... common following platelet ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... contamination: Platelets
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Thrombocytopenia and Platelet ... Diagnosis and Workup ... History: - Prior platelet ... - History of bleeding ... Thrombocytopenia #Platelet
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... < 1800/uL, • platelet ... /uL Initial Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding ... anemia, ↑ MCV, ↑/↓ platelets ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm