6 results
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 33% • Treatment ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... organ damage • Treatment ... : • Pathophysiology ... proliferation rate ... diagnosis #management #hematology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
pallidum Infections (Syphilis ... Disease in HIV-AIDS ... 1 dose (BII) Late-Latent ... 28 days (BIII) Late-Stage ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... HPS mortality rate ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
TAFRO TAFRO syndrome ... IGG4 - Hepatic cirrhosis ... cell lymphoma Pathophysiology ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... shock • Mortality rate