In a hemodynamically stable hospitalized adult without active bleeding or ACS, at what hemoglobin threshold do current guidelines generally recommend ...

Question

In a hemodynamically stable hospitalized adult without active bleeding or ACS, at what hemoglobin threshold do current guidelines generally recommend considering red blood cell transfusion?

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7 g/dL for most hospitalized adults

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5 g/dL

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6 g/dL

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7 g/dL only in ICU patients

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8 g/dL for all patients

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Transfusion Thresholds

In a hemodynamically stable hospitalized adult without active bleeding or ACS, at what hemoglobin threshold do current guidelines generally recommend considering red blood cell transfusion?