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Stay up to date on the latest medical knowledge with this Pathology-Transfusion Medicine activity. In this online self-assessment activity, you'll read our reference articles and test your knowledge with 29 activities in Pathology-Transfusion Medicine for 27 total CME hours.
Obtaining vascular access is often difficult and delays patient care in the prehospital and hospital setting. Intraosseo ...
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Obtaining vascular access is often difficult and delays patient care in the prehospital and hospital setting. Intraosseo ...
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Blood transfusions are a relatively common medical procedure and while typically safe, there are multiple complications ...
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Transfusion of blood products is one of the most commonly performed clinical procedures in healthcare today. Blood produ ...
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Platelet transfusion is a lifesaving procedure that is carried out to prevent bleeding or stop ongoing bleeding in patie ...
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| Autotransfusion | Autotransfusion has not always been a safe procedure. The first known documented procedure of autotransfusion was performed in 1818 by Dr. James Blund ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Blood Donation | Blood donation is a vital part of worldwide healthcare. It allows for blood transfusion as a life-sustaining and life-saving procedure. Over one hundr ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Blood Product Safety | Transfusion of blood products is one of the most commonly performed clinical procedures in healthcare today. Blood product safety has been an improvin ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Blood Transfusion | Blood transfusions are a relatively common medical procedure and while typically safe, there are multiple complications that practitioners need to be ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 18 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Chronic Iron Deficiency | Chronic iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world and a significant common cause of anemia worldwide. It is mainly caused by ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Exchange Transfusion | Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a procedure employed to "cleanse" the blood of various pathologic entities including antibodies, immune complexes ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Glanzmann Thrombasthenia | Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a congenital bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of the platelet integrin alpha IIb beta3. This integrin is the plate ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction | Hemolytic transfusion reactions are one possible complication from transfusions. Hemolysis is the rupture of red blood cells, and can occur intravascu ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Hepatitis C | Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem affecting 185 million people worldwide. The percentage of people who are seropositive for ant ... Read the Article | 1.5 | 24 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Hydrops Fetalis | Hydrops fetalis, also known as fetal hydrops, is not a disease but rather a symptom of an underlying health problem that affects the fetus. If left un ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Immunotherapy | Immunotherapy is used to upregulate or downregulate the immune system to achieve a therapeutic effect in immunological mediated disorders including im ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Intraosseous Vascular Access | Obtaining vascular access is often difficult and delays patient care in the prehospital and hospital setting. Intraosseous (IO) access is a fast and r ... Read the Article | 1 | 12 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) | Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a pooled antibody and a biological agent used in the management of various immunodeficiency states and a plethora ... Read the Article | 1 | 10 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Iron Dextran | Iron dextran is an injectable medication used in the management of iron deficiency anemia, particularly in patients who are unable to tolerate iron by ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Massive Transfusion | Massive transfusion is traditionally defined as transfusion of 10 units of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) within a 24 hour period. The goal of massive ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Phenol Toxicity | Phenol is a historical disinfectant with continued use in industry, laboratories, and some health care settings. Phenol is a protoplasmic poison that ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Plasmapheresis | Plasmapheresis is a therapeutic intervention that involves extracorporeal removal, return, or exchange of blood plasma or components. The underlying m ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Platelet Transfusion | Platelet transfusion is a lifesaving procedure that is carried out to prevent bleeding or stop ongoing bleeding in patients with low platelet count or ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Pulmonary Edema | Pulmonary edema is defined as an abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung parenchyma. Two main types are cardiogenic and noncardiogen ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 13 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Rho(D) Immune Globulin | Rh(D) Immune Globulin is a medication used in the management and treatment of Rh-negative pregnancies and ITP. It is in the immune globulin biologic c ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sickle Cell Trait | Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a benign condition in which the affected individual has only one abnormal hemoglobin beta gene allele. This is in contrast ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Thalassemia | Thalassemia is a heterogeneous group of blood disorders affecting the hemoglobin genes and resulting in ineffective erythropoiesis. The decreased prod ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Thrombin | Thrombin is a topical hemostatic agent used to control and minimize blood loss during surgical procedures, is utilized in conjunction or as an alterna ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Tonsillitis | Tonsillitis, or inflammation of the tonsils, is a common disease and makes up approximately 1.3% of outpatient visits. It is predominantly the result ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 15 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Tracheal Bronchus | The tracheal bronchus is a congenital anomaly defined as abnormal bronchus arising anywhere from the cricoid cartilage to the carina. This activity re ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Transfusion Iron Overload | Transfusion iron overload is associated with numerous blood transfusions. Excess iron from multiple blood transfusions deposit in different organs thr ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Transfusion Reactions | Transfusion reactions are adverse events associated with the transfusion of whole blood or one of its components. They range in severity from minor to ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 13 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Transfusion Transmitted Disease | Transfusion transmitted diseases (TTD) comprise several pathologies that are transmitted by blood transfusions. The various etiologic agents are mainl ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury | Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a clinical syndrome in which there is an acute, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with hypox ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |