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JEHOVAHS WITNESS BLOOD PRODUCT AND TECHNIQUE CONSENT / DECLINE CHECKLIST

COMPONENTS OF HUMAN BLOOD: 
Red Blood Cells,
CONSENT / DECLINE CHECKLIST ... Frozen Plasma, Platelets ... BloodProduct #Consent #Checklist
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
and Disposition Checklist ... Daily Checklist ... bleeding, low platelet ... intubate Disposition Checklist ... #Disposition #Checklist
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Inherited Qualitative Platelet ... Single isolated platelets ... without platelet ... failure Grey Platelet ... • Absence of platelet
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
periodically check platelets ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... ristocetin • Normal platelet ... count and platelet ... • Platelet flow ... Usually normal platelet
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
children) • Platelets ... extremely low platelet
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Differential Diagnosis Platelet ... Diagnosis #causes #Platelets
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
cryoprecipitate and/or platelets ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management
 - If R time prolonged -> FFP 
 - If MA low
cryoprecipitate - If platelets ... < 50 -> platelet
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
cryoprecipitate If platelets ... < 50 - > platelet