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PAMPER - Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

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- Prehospital Plasma ... administration of thawed plasma ... a lower median prothrombin-time ... #Prehospital #Plasma
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Crigler-Najjar) Albumin - Plasma ... made in liver) Prothrombin ... Standardization of prothrombin
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
Prothrombin Time ... Time (PTT) Prothrombin ... thematttsai #PT #PTT #Prothrombin
Oral anticoagulants and reversal/hemostatic strategies. 

In the elegant tug-of-war between thrombosis and hemostasis, prescribing an anticoagulant
again expected; Prothrombin ... ProthrombinComplexConcentrate #PCC #aPCC #Plasma
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
(Direct) - Prothrombin
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
donations) - RBC and plasma ... about 25 mL of plasma ... WBC; 50 mL of plasma ... Fresh frozen plasma ... - Plasma proteins
Fibrinolysis. 
Fibrinolysis occurs when plasminogen is activated to plasmin under the influence of factors such as
is activated to plasmin ... Plasmin then acts ... by inhibiting plasma-mediated
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Check plasma osmolality ... NORMAL PLASMA OSMOLALITY ... hyperproteinemia DECREASED PLASMA ... hyponatremia INCREASED PLASMA
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
first-line treatment is plasma ... in doubt, start plasma
Hemodynamic Effects of Long-Term Administration of Antihypertinsive Agents
Effects on Heart Rate, Cardiac Output, Total Peripheral Resistance,
Peripheral Resistance, Plasma ... Volume, Plasma