Akash Gupta

Pathology, transfusion, and all things lab medicine

[Raza S @RazaSN]

Have you ever thought of trying Plasma Exchange for platelet refractoriness?

We tried it for a patient with Leukemia and PTP-related refractoriness @pmcancercentre, details now published at TraSci, with a handy table comparing other treatments options

https://t.co/PzmiL3ZAqV

[Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @MPaiMD]

This holiday season, please consider donating blood. Blood supply is running low across the country, while the need for blood soars. If you can safely brave the winter weather, visit https://t.co/RT8cfM0K3z to make your appointment. Centres in the GTHA are open Xmas eve!

[Akash Gupta @guptaa]

@dryulialin @Sunnybrook @ORBCoN1 Amazing!

[Blood Journals Portfolio @BloodPortfolio]

How I use platelet transfusions https://t.co/znwZWzyAaV

[ORBCoN @ORBCoN1]

2 resources to help with PPRP training by @ORBCoN1
1. Plasma Protein and Related Products Redistribution Hospital User Guide https://t.co/wG4daNVBRC
2. Plasma Protein and Related Products (PPRP) Online Reporting Training Video https://t.co/d9QtTr7AIO
#plasma

[I Heart Histo @IHeartHisto]

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3 Undead Dermis
4 Pap Smear Frank (Donnie Darko)
5 My Jack-o-lantern!
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9 Ghostface Killer Rectal Scrape
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[Transfusion Education @TransfusEd]

Congratulations to @lifebloodau's Senior Transfusion Scientist Simon Benson for his contribution to the following article on a #webinar topic which happened to be our second most popular #transfusion education event of 2022. https://t.co/eRLvnOWdju

[Eric Tseng @tsengeric]

Just cited this classic @CMAJ case report in a consult note.

All hematologists, internists, hospitalists, family doctors should read this.

The interaction between warfarin and tylenol is clinically signficant!!!

@Pete_Wu @Derek_Leong_RPh

https://t.co/xcMazfEFO8

[Choosing Wisely Canada @ChooseWiselyCA]

We're celebrating a major milestone—100 hospitals have received the Using Blood Wisely Hospital designation status!

We are so thankful to hospitals across Canada for your leadership in blood stewardship!
https://t.co/GuEBRKCxmC

[MCTransfusionR @Mac_Transfusion]

Congratulations to Nancy Heddle, 2022 recipient of the first-ever Landsteiner-Alter Award from @AABB. Nancy has had an incredible career in Transfusion Medicine research and we so happy to celebrate her work! @McMasterU #BrighterWorld

https://t.co/u06Ezkfcua

[Michelle Sholzberg @sholzberg]

Coag tests are really tricky-they’re either totally irrelevant or could massively change the course of pt care. This ⁦@CMAJ⁩ 5 things to know, led by awesome ⁦@NicholasJC95 (& w fab ⁦@FralickMike)⁩, provides pearls 4 proper testing & interp. https://t.co/keWlXFTR9b

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Canada has only a few days’ each worth of O+ and O- blood in banks across the country at a time when the number of donors is at the lowest in a decade, says Canadian Blood Services.

https://t.co/wYNi6GpXfx

[Michelle Hoad, CAE @mlpaoceo]

Breaking News: #Bill124 impacts HC workers OTHER than nurses. Lab professionals did not get temp pandemic pay or a $5,000 retention bonus. They are leaving the profession in masses. Lab turnaround times are affected. It's a much bigger problem. #beinformed @MLPAOnews @fordnation

[ICU OnePager @OnePagerICU]

See updated version to reflect the HALT-IT trial of TXA in GI Bleed. Thanks to @LeechCaroline for pointing this out!

Download the latest version at https://t.co/VWO6rcf1ID

[Melissa Cushing @cushing_melissa]

New RCT compares PCC vs Plasma post-cardiac surgery and shows fewer
posttreatment intraoperative RBC transfusions, improved PT/INR correction, and higher
likelihood of allogeneic transfusion avoidance in patients receiving PCCs.

[Billy Silverstein @WKSilverstein]

Vitamin B12 deficiency is common and presents diversely. This article in @CMAJ describes diagnostic criteria for vitamin B12 deficiency, common etiologies of vitamin B12 deficiency, and evidence-based strategies to treat vitamin B12 deficiency.

https://t.co/LfqlaP51fO

[Graham Sher (he/him) @GrahamSher]

In honour of #NBDW I wrote an op-ed for the @TorontoStar to express our gratitude for existing donors as well as share our call for new donors to join @CanadasLifeline.
Please read https://t.co/cxiIIkMXhg
And then book your appointment to give.

[Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @MPaiMD]

So excited to share this job posting! Hamilton Regional Lab Medicine Program is hiring an anatomical pathologist. Focus on breast, with GI/gyne/GU experience being an asset. Come join our dynamic, patient-centred team @HamHealthSci @STJOESHAMILTON! https://t.co/uASeEqrRqm

[Blood Journals Portfolio @BloodPortfolio]

Disseminated intravascular coagulation and its immune mechanisms https://t.co/0qPAHleJ0A

[Luis Teodoro da Luz @LTEOLUZ]

Kudos to @Sunnybrook Blood Bank, Research Team, and ED Nurses! Patient number 100 has been screened for the FiiRST-2 Trial. Thank you for the hard work you all have been doing! @dryulialin @guptaa @LowylNotario @MirandaLambRN @JeannieCallum @KeyvanKarkouti @amie_kron