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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... • Anemia: macrocytic ... screening 3) TREAT AIHA ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... cytopenias (ITP, AIHA ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment ... #management
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Diagnosis Table ... Warm AIHA (48 ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Diagnosis #Table
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... (AIHA) WARM ... AHA - Primary - ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #AIHA #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... - Warm vs Cold AIHA ... Warm AIHA: - 70% ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... (AIHA) Treatment ... Warm AIHA: 1) Steroids ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #management #hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (AIHAs) • Alloimmune ... Hemolytic Anemias ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cold AIHA ... • Drug-induced AIHA ... immune-complex hemolytic anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA ... , Cold AIHA, Transfusion ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... - Autoimmune (AIHA ... - Autoimmune (AIHA ... #hematology #anemia