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Multiple Uses for Tranexamic Acid (TXA) - Evidence Based Indications and Dosing

Trauma < 3 hrs •
Multiple Uses for ... and Dosing Trauma ... Thinking MTP YES ICH ... Indications #management #EBM ... #trauma
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Infectious • EBV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Congenital: HELLP • Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
- NEJM 1999 - ICU ... unnecessary and cause ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... exclude false positives ... below) • Trauma ... nephropathy • Thin GBM ... ) • Anti-GBM
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... - Seizures: Trauma ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... Subacute to Chronic Causes
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
liver>kidney), EBV ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... ↑ LDH), rising EBV ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... of emergency, ICU ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... and petechiae Causes ... Parvovirus B19 - EBV ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... characteristically CD30 positive ... and usually CD15 positive ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management