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Clinicopathological Case Conference : Venous thromboembolism and preventable deaths

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VTE can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity and Up to 60% of all VTEs are hospital-associated. In the UK and worldwide, VTE is a leading cause of death and disability. More people die from blood clots each year than the total number of people who lose their lives annually due to AIDS, breast cancer, and motor vehicle crashes combined. Yet, it looks most of our parts of the world have not adopted the universal VTE risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in our vulnerable groups of patients

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Case Conference: Transfusion challenge in a solid organ transplant recipient

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PLS is a cause of HA in recipients of minor ABO-incompatible solid organs. The diagnosis can be easily missed and only few patients require transfusion. However, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for PLS in any recipient of an ABO organ mismatch presenting with haemolysis in the first 3 weeks following organ transplant

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A Practical Approach to COVID-19, A Clinician’s Perspective : Sharing Clinical Experiences from the Front Line

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….. a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as the causative agent now at the heart of a major outbreak. The rising case numbers have been accompanied by unprecedented public health action globally, alongside this has been a robust scientific response, including early publication of the pathogen genome, and rapid development of highly specific diagnostics. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the world-wide outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. This document summarizes the most recent knowledge regarding the biology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19.

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