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TIRBO #29: Understanding blood transfusion

Critical Care Scenarios

A review of the basics of blood donation, storage, typing, screening, matching, and transfusion. A review of the basics of blood donation, storage, typing, screening, matching, and transfusion. Transfusion medicine series at Critical Concepts Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

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Chagas Disease

Core EM

Asymptomatic patients can transmit disease through blood transmission, such as organ donation, blood donation, needle sharing, and sexual contact. In the chronic indeterminate phase, trypomastigotes continue to circulate at levels that are usually too low to detect clinically, but high enough to spread infection.