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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Coombs • IgG type ... • Blood smear: Differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

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

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... • Compensated hemolysis ... ) Differential ... #anemia #hematology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... after Bariatric Surgery ... Types of Bariatric ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Treatment #Complications
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Deficiency Anemia - Differential ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... extravascular) hemolysis ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... : • Hemolytic ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... cardiovascular surgery ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... Splenomegaly - CTD ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... urine, sweat) - its ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment