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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... sequestration and activation ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... yield respiratory symptoms ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... Areas of diagnostic ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... rash) • Heart, lung ... Liver function tests ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Criteria: • Underlying ... resolution of symptoms ... management #treatment #hepatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Criteria: • Sensory ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
Clinical Presentation ... Common Signs and Symptoms ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of 8 HLH-2004 criteria ... #Management #Hematology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
sympathetic + ADH activation ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Criteria): • ↑ ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology