A 75-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and Hgb 6.8 g/dL from GI bleed stabilized after therapy. Hemodynamically stable. According to AABB, what ...

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A 75-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and Hgb 6.8 g/dL from GI bleed stabilized after therapy. Hemodynamically stable. According to AABB, what transfusion threshold is used generally?

Accepted Answer

Consider transfusion at Hgb

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Transfuse at Hgb

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Transfuse only if symptomatic regardless of Hgb

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Transfuse at Hgb

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No transfusions in AF patients

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Transfusion Thresholds

A 75-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and Hgb 6.8 g/dL from GI bleed stabilized after therapy. Hemodynamically stable. According to AABB, what transfusion threshold is used generally?