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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
TRALI vs TACO - ... TRALI: • Epidemiology ... without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Causes purpura & ... Acute Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Causes purpura & ... Acute Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ... #diagnosis #management
Suspected Transfusion Reaction Algorithm:
#Diagnosis #Management #Transfusion #Reaction #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
Suspected Transfusion ... Reaction Algorithm ... : #Diagnosis #Management ... #Transfusion #Reaction ... #TRALI #TACO #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iatrogenic: • Transfusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lung disease #Chronic ... #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, drugs, transfusions ... Recent travel/Fevers ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Inflammation: high fever ... ​• Chronic phase ... #diagnosis #management