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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
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Findings: Coombs positive ... Mycoplasma, HIV, EBV ... Findings: Coombs Positive ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
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 Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
practices that could ... or if a primary hematologic ... When do you do a BM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
exclude false positives ... below) • Trauma ... nephropathy • Thin GBM ... ) • Anti-GBM ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... 3 Types of Cold ... dehydrogenase • Positive ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
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 ... Anticonvulsants - Gold ... Parvovirus B19 - EBV ... Anemia #oncology #hematology