Episode 20 - TMI about TLAs | TTP & PNH with Dr Hsu

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10/08/24 • 43 min

Tired of listening to the three of us? Why not listen to an actual expert!? Today we're joined by Dr Danny Hsu, consultant haematologist, clinical lead of Immune Haematology & Therapeutic Apheresis at Liverpool Hospital, THANZ council member and all around top bloke to dig down into the nitty gritty of TTP and PNH.
Any question you might have about these conditions Dr Hsu is your go to. Sadly we didn't ask him every question you might have, but he certainly came up with incredible answers to the ones we asked of him.
Timestamps
1:15 - Intro to Dr Danny Hsu!
7:19 - Getting into nonmalignant haem
9:55 - TTP in practice
14:03 - Intricacies of TTP diagnosis
25:15 - Managing TTP in the the longer term
28:55 - PNH chat!
38:57 - Final words and outro

Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

Previous Episode

Episode 19 - In The Lab: Advanced Haemolysis Testing

Have you been spending too much time outside of the lab lately? So have we! Come with us on a whirlwind tour through the high altitudes of thermal amplitudes, the chilly depths of cold agg titres, the bright lights of EMA testing, the flocculated wetlands of unstable haemoglobins (don’t ask) and more! All from the safety of the lab, of course. We don’t go outside.
Timestamps
2:14 - Cold agglutinin testing
8:05 - PCH (Pretty Cool Haem)/Donath-Landsteiner testing
14:52 - G6PD testing
23:25 - Unstable Haemoglobin testing
28:55 - Take homes

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Next Episode

Episode 21 - On the Wards: Welcome to the Jungle | Your First Haem Ward Round

Help! After a disastrous 3 way ward swap you now have to cover the haem ward as an intern in... 45 minutes time. If only there were some way you could get a crash course on everything you might need to know. Well are you in luck today! Join our new guest host Dr Alison Chandler for a whole new subtype of episodes, our new "On the Wards" series.“ These are for those new interns and residents who have been drafted to cover the dreaded haem wards and need to prepare all the practical day to day things.
On this inaugural On The Wards episode we'll cover the haematology ward round, how to read a haematology note and plan for some planned admissions. Keep an eye out for these every so often in between our conventional topics.
Timestamps
1:09 - Who is Dr Alison Chandler?
3:43 - What makes haem scary?
8:20 - Three top tips for haem JMOs
14:34 - The haem ward round - letters and numbers!
27:50 - Always look at the blood count
34:08 - Planned admissions
38:02 - Extra things to do on haem

Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au