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@bikelaneuprise @HoustonCM @ChiCritMass @CriticalMassSF @CriticalMassSea @CriticalMassAKL @criticalmassZH @cm_augsburg @CMBristol9 @CriticalMassBA @MKECriticalMass Thanks for posting this. I'm a first-timer hoping to join in progress when the group comes down to south loop so it's helpful to have a review/overview.

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@TeamCaptainJohn @HaemoneticsCorp Not sure what I'd do to respond to the clinician in this case. If that simple rationale isn't convincing, I'm not sure a paper would be either. Can't do PFA-100, VerifyNow, or ChronoLog testing with counts that low, why would TEG-PM be different?

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@TeamCaptainJohn @HaemoneticsCorp I searched around and didn't see any examples of studies in patients with any lower than 50k/uL. I agree that this seems pointless in plt count 2k/uL. Can't assess platelet function without having any...

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@DanGrahamMD I assume everyone is a bot until they have a faculty or trainee profile page demonstrating otherwise...

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@bittermensch I'm glad to see you're still at it. These are my favorite med comics and they're criminally underappreciated.

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(Having done a February rotation on Phoenix, that latter benefit can't be understated. The venue is also pretty close to some great food and drink spots. AZ Wilderness DTPHX and Killer Whale are worth a trip...)

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@AlbertSyMD PathPrimer, by far. It covers the entirety of material in Leftkowitch and Spitalnik (except for muscle and nerve biopsies), with some additional topics. It's hard, but will prepare you well.

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@iplaywithorgans Actual last: my brother was a junior pilot for United when the pandemic hit. Rather than cut junior staff, the union negotiated to keep all on at reduced rates, allowing him to keep his health insurance, at cost to senior members. They definitely earned my respect.

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@iplaywithorgans Last, RE: unions broadly. The member negatives I am aware of are union dues (tend to offset themselves with higher wages) and variable local politics. Union leadership is human and can be fallible. But of my friends across many unionized industries, all enjoy and cherish them.

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@TeamCaptainJohn As a blood banker, #1 hurts, but I must concede #2 is just bad juju. It was also at least explained to me as a med student that #2 is stupid!

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So, I'm finally done with standardized tests, now? #donewithboards

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@ghareebnawazCHI ghareeb nawaz is going full @nihilist_arbys

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We had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of our Ukrainian hematology & transfusion counterparts today. It was a great chance to learn about each other's practices and to review transfusion management systems as they are developing a national electronic transfusion registry.

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@syeda_qasim @bloodbankguy @HermelinMD @KreuterMD @TeamCaptainJohn @AABB Agreed with the self-assessment text. CAP press has a couple of TM case-based books, at least one of which pairs the cases with review questions. It's fairly small and quick to go through. https://t.co/uY1PYJRS6o

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@ChangUCanSpare @UChicagoPath @MeghanaAgniMD @Heather29372982 @AhusainPath @az_moran @hawkssox @nicolecipriani @m9goel Standing desks and under-desk treadmills for all!