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Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... #Thresholds #Hematology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... Progressive URI ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #clinical #ultrasound
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
emergency, Blood transfusion ... disturbance, External lines ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... threatening to become PEs ... you will save lives ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE