Hospital Medicine

Pediatric Hematology

Questions discussed in this category

How would you manage a CVST secondary to a traumatic brain injury with the presence of intracranial hemorrhage?

When would you consider using anticoagulation and for how long?

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In massive transfusion protocol from suspected hemorrhage, is it worth obtaining a TEG to guide transfusion?

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When would you initiate exchange transfusion in babesiosis and significant hemolysis?

Is parasitemia >10% and severe hemolysis with Hb less than 7 enough to initiate this?

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Are SCDs contraindicated in patients with acute DVTs?

Is it different than early mobility that we always encourage?

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When should you use caplacizumab in the treatment of acute TTP patients?

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In a patient hospitalized for several days with a refractory pain crisis would you ever consider transfusion, either simple or possibly exchange in an attempt to get the patient over the crisis?

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Do you recommend hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin who have recurrent vaso-occlusive crises requiring hospital admission?

If hydroxyurea modifies the course of sickle cell disease by increasing fetal hemoglobin, is there any benefit to using it in patients with fetal hemo...

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Would you use PCC for clotting factor repletion in acute life threatening hemorrhage in a patient with elevated INR from coagulopathy of liver disease?

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What precautions do you take prior to CABG in a patient with sickle cell trait?

Please comment on temperature recommendations and role of exchange transfusion.

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When do you consider plasma exchange for multiorgan failure in a patient with sickle cell disease?

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How do you manage drug-induced thrombocytopenia when the implicated drug is essential?

e.g. DITP from eptifibatide after a cardiac intervention

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What is the maximum pRBC volume you can transfuse when performing a manual exchange transfusion in an adult-sized patient with sickle cell disease?

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Do you use premedications (acetaminophen, diphenhydramine) before pRBC and plt transfusions to prevent febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions and allergic reactions?

Does manipulation of blood products (leukoreduction, irradiated) affect your approach? There is growing evidence that routine premedication (at least ...

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How would you manage a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome in the setting of severe steroid-refractory thrombocytopenia?

Especially in a triple-positive patient with an acute ischemic stroke who may have urgency for anticoagulation with high bleeding risk and severe thro...

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How do you manage a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in a patient with sickle cell disease?

How do you manage an uncomplicated DHTFR versus a hyperhemolysis?

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How do you approach anticoagulation in patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and thrombocytopenia?

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Would you recommend anticoagulation prophylaxis for a pediatric patient admitted with COVID-19?

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