Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast


#96 The Hgb bump: Mind the Gap Segment

January 05, 2022

Have you ever thought about where the 1g/dL hemoglobin appropriate bump after 1 unit of pRBC transfusion? How does the patient's intravascular volume affect this? What rise in hemoglobin should you expect? What factors can impact this?


Show notes, Transcript and References:  https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2022/01/05/1-to-1-prbc-bump…-the-gap-segment/


Time stamps

  • 01:22 Unpacking the question 
  • 01:55 The math 
  • 04:32 Functional hemoglobin
  • 08:50 Donor and Patient 
  • 11:18 Scenarios
  • 12:58 Summary
  • 14:34 Clarification 


Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, hemoglobin, intravascular volume, irradiation, donation