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

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
blood is a liquid ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... the deadliest complication ... #Thresholds #Hematology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... (Cirrhosis) - Complications ... #Cirrhosis #Complications ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Causes purpura & ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with blood ... or exchange transfusion ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... Causes purpura & ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Irradiated RBC Transfusions ... : Cellular blood ... Irradiation #RBC #Blood ... #Hematology #BloodBank ... #Management
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... • Pathophysiology ... #Reactions #hematology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... #Complications
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... : • Liver disease ... Intravascular Causes ... prosthetic valve • Transfusion ... classification #hematology