Cases Blood Bank

Sharing cases and searching for updates on Transfusion Medicine and Patient Blood Management.

[Michael Makris @ProfMakris]

I do not know which fact is more amazing, that Egypt managed to test 30 million persons for hepatitis C in 4 months or that a full 12 week course of hepatitis C treatment costs just $45.....and it is provided free by the Egyptian government. https://t.co/9sKm5OXGCH #hepatitisC

[Michigan Pathology @UMichPath]

We are *really* excited to share a preview of our next video!

We recently invited a patient behind-the-scenes to see how #pathologists & #MedicalLaboratoryScientists diagnosed and monitored her leukemia.

Brenda's Story is set to premiere Fri, April 5: https://t.co/jwALcxVdXK

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Rockland County, New York, will declare a state of emergency over New York’s worst measles outbreak in decades, barring unvaccinated minors from public places https://t.co/NwAWxnnaqU

[Ola Yahaya @OlaYahaya]

HOW DO YOU INVESTIGATE A +VE ANTIBODY SCREEN? 🤔

DP is a 25yo M in 🏥 after 🛵crash. He's 'unknown' to the bloodbank. Two units RBC required ASAP. He's been tested as O RhD pos and antibody(Ab) screen = positive 👇. © @AABB

[Michael Makris @ProfMakris]

Blood group O platelets stick less well to von #Willebrand factor (#VWF) than non-O platelets. Could explain lower #MI risk in blood group O individuals. https://t.co/cn4GgFkwxp #platelet #RadialFirst #transfusion

[Joe Chaffin, MD @bloodbankguy]

New #BBGEssentials! A Jehovah's Witness pt has just been admitted, & the clinical staff is calling you, saying "she refuses transfusion!" Today at https://t.co/hOeBQtEwYP, Jed Gorlin shares what we need to know & do to help our clinical friends (and these patients). #blooducation

[Deborah Tolich @tolich_deborah]

Texas Woman Died After Hospital Gave Wrong Blood Type in Transfusion, Wrong Blood In Tube (WBIT) still happens. When Blood bank refuses a tube, remember it is for the safety of our patients. https://t.co/I6SCicmbRb

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

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These are the lungs of a patient who died while receiving a PLT transfusion. He developed sudden respiratory distress and did not respond to O2 support. Lungs compressed by 3000 mL of transudative pleural fluid. Notice the increased neutrophils #PathTweetorial

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

72 y/o man with malaise, shortness of breath and fevers🤒
T wave depression on lateral EKG leads. This is what his peripheral smear looks like 👇🏼

[Fedda Hadi🔬 @Feeda2017]

Microbiology and Hematology🔬🦠

[عبد الهادي العشيري ABDULHADI ALASHERY @alashiri747]

ملخص ابداعي للبكتيريا وتعريفها وتصنيفها مخبريا ملف بطريقة ابداعية .. الزبدة الملف بطل https://t.co/V9aAnibG4x

[Joe Chaffin, MD @bloodbankguy]

Thanks for the recommendation, @PrecisionTacti3! For your crew, I recommend starting here: 1) Wholly Whole Blood! (https://t.co/cFhOwNJEwr) is a REALLY hot topic, and 2) EMCrit 202 (https://t.co/cLbLWgxRj8), an interview with @emcrit on BB basics #blooducation

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

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A 42 y/o AA man with a history of genotype 1a HC infection (just finished full course of glecaprevir and pibrentasivir) presented to ER with several weeks of worsening dizziness 🥴
Hb = 6.0, PLT = 67. His peripheral smear looks like this 👇🏽
#PathTweetorial #Blooducation

[Joe Chaffin, MD @bloodbankguy]

This is just the greatest! My friend Dr. Mary Townsend is one of the world's best experts on donor eligibility questions. The podcast mentioned here is at https://t.co/VFY3EVziGu. #BBGEssentials #blooducation

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

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62 y/o man presents to the ER with new onset shortness of breath 🤒
WBC = 225K, Hb/Hct = 12.8/39.3, PLT = 210K and the peripheral smear looks like this👇🏽 #PathTweetorial #Blooducation #Apheresis

[Joe Chaffin, MD @bloodbankguy]

ICYMI: Today at https://t.co/mikE6KUsX2, Julie Karp nails down the good and bad of autologous & directed blood donations. Both are emotional for all involved, and a few facts are definitely in order! Free CE! #blooducation #FOAMed Also Apple Podcasts, Google Play etc. @AABB @SABM

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

This is what a positive Direct Coombs’ otherwise known as a Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) looks like under the microscope. When Ab coats the RBC surface and a Coombs’ reagent (anti-IgG) is added, the cells will stick together, or agglutinate.

[Joe Chaffin, MD @bloodbankguy]

Is donating your own blood before surgery a good or bad thing? Dr. Julie Karp explains in today's #BBGEssentials episode (with free continuing education)! Check it out at https://t.co/v7tVliaZ3a, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts! #blooducation

[Daniela Hermelin, MD @HermelinMD]

🎇#HyperHemolysisSyndrome is extreme form of delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. SCD patients,⬆️alloimmunized are particularly vulnerable 🤒
🛑 STOP transfusing if sudden drop in Hb, < pre-transfusion levels
👇Check out this great #tweetorial below that covers this topic!