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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
hypoTN, renal failure ... Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
hypoTN, renal failure ... Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Avoid estrogen products ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... • Bone Marrow Failure ... Significance (ICUS ... factors (examples: G-CSF
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
gelatinous cyst produced ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... survival by 25% ↑ ICP ... Brain #clinical #radiology