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What is the recommended fungal workup in an immunocompromised patient after 5 days of persistent fever?

Do you involve additional specialists, such as ENT, to further evaluate? Is there a particular algorithm followed by your institution, or it is just d...

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

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Which biomarkers or diagnostic tools do you prioritize to support the decision to start antifungal treatment in septic patients with no clear source of infection but at high risk for fungal infections?

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For patients with suspected complement-mediated TMA, are there specific clinical or laboratory parameters that can help guide the decision for starting empirical treatment (e.g., eculizumab) while awaiting the results of complement testing?

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Do you use FVIII levels to differentiate between DIC and coagulopathy of liver disease?

Common thought is that FVIII may be used for differentiating coagulopathy in liver disease (normal to increased, from reduced clearance of VWF/FVIII) ...

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Hepatology, 1996 Jun

Coagulation factor V levels as a prognostic indicator in fulminant hepatic failure.

Hepatology, 1986 Jul-Aug

Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in fulminant hepatitis B.

Gut, 1992 Jan

Coagulation factor V and VIII/V ratio as predictors of outcome in paracetamol induced fulminant hepatic failure: relation to other prognostic indicators.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018-05-17

Detecting Infections Rapidly and Easily for Candidemia Trial, Part 2 (DIRECT2): A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the T2Candida Panel.

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