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When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
between TRALI, TACO ... differentiating TRALI from TACO ... anaphylaxis and TACO ... Reaction #TRALI #TACO
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
TRALI vs TACO - ... Treatment: Supportive TACO ... SCVMCMed #TRALI #TACO
Suspected Transfusion Reaction Algorithm:
#Diagnosis #Management #Transfusion #Reaction #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
Reaction #TRALI #TACO
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
"Sinus Tach" at
Transfusion Reactions - Summary Cheatsheet
 • Hemolytic Reaction
 • Febrile Reactions
 • Transfusion Related Acute Lung
Circulatory Overload (TACO
Pulmonary Complications Following Stem Cell Transplant

For patients in the pre- engraftment period (day 0-30):
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Pulmonary
- TRALI/TACO due
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
tachycardia (V-tach
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
narrow complex tach
ARVC/ARVD - Echocardiogram
Right ventricular dilation, dysfunction, fibrosis, aneurysms & V-tach with LBBB morphology = Arrhythmogenic RV
aneurysms & V-tach
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Inappropriate sinus tach