Brian Adkins
@path_brian
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Asst. Prof. Pathology, @UTSW_Pathology. Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. Tweets ≠ medical advice. I put in work and it’s all for the kids. (He/Him)
Dallas, TX
Joined October 2019
Standing offer to pathology trainees - if you donate blood I will buy you a cup of coffee.
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What's your fav way to diagnose iron deficiency anemia with just the CBC?
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Great perspective from a human/patient with multiple myeloma
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I never even knew the last names of the people who sustained me through my darkest days.
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Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMA_current: Review focuses on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of absolute iron deficiency with or without anemia. https://t.co/h83f2YEn35
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Attention! April 7th is International Beaver Day. Now get back to work.
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Salmonella Outbreak: 68 people are sick in 19 states, with 18 hospitalizations. Check your home for recalled whole fresh American cucumbers. Do not eat recalled products and throw them away. https://t.co/X8ssOsN0lq
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References: https://t.co/cc5OwSxOC5
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https://t.co/2yBouaSgxg Colin G. Scanes, Chapter 10 - Blood, Editor(s): Colin G. Scanes, Sturkie's Avian Physiology (Sixth Edition), Academic Press, 2015, Pages 167-191, ISBN 9780124071605, https://t.co/2b91Uy8Mvh.
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Are we talking turkey… hematology? - Unlike humans, turkey RBCs are nucleated - Heterophils (neutrophils for birds) tend to increase as a stress response – otherwise lymphocytes rule the differential roost - The PT for turkeys is prolonged relative to human (around 17 sec) -
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This happened to me once! - Switch is very large and easily accessible for patients if the machine is at bedside - Important to be aware of this if the patient is very agitated -- may be seen in patients with encephalitis ex. N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis
Have you ever had an apheresis patient turn off the machine?
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What is May-Thurner syndrome? - left common iliac vein compression by right common iliac artery - causes DVT - More common in women - Patients often require thrombolysis, anticoagulation, and or vascular intervention
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How do we screen for hemoglobin abnormality in the US? -All state newborn screens evaluate hemoglobin -pediatric-age immigrants often get newborn when they come to US -Thalassemia trait often identified in pregnant patients or patients with persistent microcytosis after
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We test for WNV, babesia, and Chagas. We have screening questions for malaria (Anopholes mosquito pictured 🦟)
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Which vector-borne diseases are screened for in the blood supply?
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