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Two Leading Health Care Quality Organizations Recommend Strategies to… jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – JULY 10, 2013) – America’s top health care experts are recommending a series of specific strategies to…Continue readingTwo Leading Health Care Quality Organizations Recommend Strategies to Minimize Overuse of Five Treatments, Including Appropriate Blood Management…Continue readingTwo Leading Health Care Quality Organizations Recommend Strategies to Minimize Overuse of Five Treatments, Including Appropriate Blood Management

This is a link to the final chart critique store on box.net: https://app.box.com/s/8sfi268icb9y1y7qu7ip Click the download on box.net to fully view the case summary and critiques. Objective data from chart:…Continue readingFirst Case July 29, 2013 Final Case Critique…Continue readingFirst Case July 29, 2013 Final Case Critique

 Definitely Yes  Yes, probably  Uncertain  No  Definitely No…Continue readingWas transfusion appropriate in this circumstance?

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 Absolutely not.  No, watchful waiting.  PRBC, 1 unit  PRBC, 2 units  Unsure.…Continue readingFirst Case: Does this patient need a transfusion?

signs in the data page but see this elderly lady with CAD was given a 500 cc bolus of NSS which would presumable drop her HgB from the initial 9.7…Continue readingElderly female with known metastatic CA of ? Gyn origine, bladder catherer dependent, presents with weakness, fell down, and mild anemia and presumed dehydration. I am not finding the vital……Continue readingElderly female with known metastatic CA of ? Gyn origine, bladder catherer dependent, presents with weakness, fell down, and mild anemia and presumed dehydration. I am not finding the vital…

Review the case abstract by clicking on or copying and pasting this box.com link into your browser. Once you have accessed the link, select the Download button to view the…Continue readingFirst Case: This is an 84 female patient admitted through the emergency room with generalized weakness, fever, chills, likely urinary tract infection and likely metastatic lung masses.…Continue readingFirst Case: This is an 84 female patient admitted through the emergency room with generalized weakness, fever, chills, likely urinary tract infection and likely metastatic lung masses.

I am very pleased to welcome you to the Better Blood Use Forum for Case Discussion. We will regularly post interesting case studies from our review files. Participants will be…Continue readingWelcome to the Better Blood Use Forum for Case Discussion!…Continue readingWelcome to the Better Blood Use Forum for Case Discussion!