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

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Care TRICC - NEJM ... - ICU FOCUS - NEJM ... unnecessary and cause ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... Decreased CD4 ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... and petechiae Causes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... marrow-failure syndromes ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Viral: HIV, HCV, EBV ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Maculopapular rash ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... #rash #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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• Persistent CD4 ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... EBV. CMV. ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology ... #Differential #Causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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(28%) • Skin rash ... during transient CD4 ... manifestations Labs: • CD4 ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... progression by slowing CD4
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... hemolysis • C3↓ C4 ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... mucositis - Rash ... • Cogan Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... replacing the BM ... replacing the BM-common ... #hematology