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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

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ECG: Evaluate for ischemia, right heart strain. Simple blood transfusion should be considered early in the hypoxemic patient with advancement to red cell exchange transfusion if there are clinical features of severe pathology or evidence of progression despite initial simple transfusion. N Engl J Med.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

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ECG: Evaluate for ischemia, right heart strain. Blood transfusion Reduces the overall proportion of HbS. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group [published correction appears in N Engl J Med 2000 Sep 14;343(11):824]. Overestimates arterial oxygen saturation. Up to 3x less accurate in black patients. N Engl J Med.