20 April 2017 (Thursday) - Leadership

The lablogatory blog made me think today. There was a discussion about leadership styles. This is a subject I’ve visited so many times. Over the years I’ve had some good leaders, and some frankly awful ones too. In my experience the worst leaders are those who’ve studied the subject and are trying to be something they are not.

18 April 017 (Tuesday) - Transfusion News email

The Transfusion News email arrived in my inbox this morning:

Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions are Not Superior to Supportive Care for Dengue Patients with Thrombocytopenia

April 12, 2017
According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold in the past 50 years, and over half of the world’s population is at risk of infection. Acute infection with dengue virus typically causes flu-like symptoms, but can also be associated with severe bleeding and thrombocytopenia. In order to determine if prophylactic [Read More]

Current Evidence Suggests that Non-invasive Procedures are Best to Treat Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

April 5, 2017
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) occurs when maternal alloantibodies develop against fetal platelet antigens. FNAIT may cause severe bleeding in the fetus, including intracranial hemorrhage and long-term disabilities, especially in subsequent pregnancies. Treatments for FNAIT include fetal blood sampling with intrauterine platelet transfusions, or maternal IV immunoglobulin transfusions with or without steroids. In order [Read More]

17 April 2017 (Monday) - Trypanosomes

This appeared on a Facebook group I follow:

“A 30yr old male residing in a rural area in northern Zimbabwe was brought into casualty with: fever, severe headaches, feeling sleepy and tired all the time, confusion and lack of appetite.”

Apart from EQA exercises I have only ever once in my career seen trypanosomes.