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- Jenna Spring and Laveena Munshi.
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Chest. 2022 May 1; 161 (5): 1285-1296.
AbstractHematologic conditions (malignant or benign) may progress to acute critical illness requiring prompt recognition and intensive management. This review outlines diagnostic considerations and approaches to management for intensivists of common benign hematologic emergencies, including the following: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, acute chest syndrome associated with sickle cell disease, and hyperhemolysis syndrome.Copyright © 2022 American College of Chest Physicians. All rights reserved.
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