HIV & Hematology - The National EM Board Review Course

Dive into a comprehensive 55-minute lecture on HIV and Hematology, delivered by Dr. Ken Milne as part of The National Emergency Medicine Board Review course. Explore crucial topics in emergency medicine, including packed red blood cells, immediate transfusion reactions, platelet disorders, and coagulation cascade. Gain insights into managing conditions such as Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Learn about warfarin management, sickle cell anemia and its related crises, hemophilia, and HIV-related emergencies. Designed to prepare emergency medicine professionals for qualifying and ConCert™ examinations, this lecture provides a focused, high-yield review of essential concepts in HIV and hematology within the context of emergency medicine practice.

Intro
Packed Red Cells (PRBC)
Immediate Transfusion Reactions (3)
Platelet Overview (2)
Platelet Disorders (2)
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (2)
Tests of Hemostasis (3)
COAGULATION CASCADE
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) (1)
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Warfarin (2)
Sickle Cell Anemia
What are the consequences of RBC sickling?
Sickle Cell Vasoocclusive Crisis (3)
Hematologic Sickle Cell Crisis
Infectious Sickle Cell Crisis
Treatment of Sickle Cell Crisis
Hemophilia (2)
HIV-Related Emergencies (2)
HIV-Related Emergencies (7)
HIV-Related Emergencies (8)