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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... S/sx: Fever, flank ... Sx include: fever ... Blood products contain ... #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Diarrhea (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Dehydrogenase (↑Sens) - produced ... #CDI #Cdiff #Clostridioides
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
group as well as predict ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Sx include: fever ... Blood products contain ... #diagnosis #management
Febrile convulsions are terrifying for parents (and for those new to paediatrics  who've never seen
who've never seen ... Lizzie Jackson has produced ... LizzyJackson16 #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Febrile
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... genes and gene products ... Workup: • Full Blood ... marrow biopsy - if blood ... hematology #oncology #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Blood (platelets ... mild (malaise, fever ... #Management #Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... • Major blood ... dissemination occurs and produces ... have positive blood ... #Management #Infections