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Anemias - Differential and Diagnostic Clues

Ariella Coler-Reilly @AriellaStudies

#Anemias #Differential #Diagnosis #Clues #Hematology
Anemias - Differential ... and Diagnostic ... Coler-Reilly @AriellaStudies ... #Diagnosis #Clues ... #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... agents ex. lead, copper ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... Wilson's disease, Copper ... Extravascular #Causes ... #hematology #anemia
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
• Persistent nausea ... years • Pervasive neurologic ... symptoms • Pre-existing ... protein, Vit E, Copper ... and Hepatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... and petechiae Causes ... • Improve the symptoms ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
include the entire cortex ... sedative drugs, uremia ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... unable to read but able ... non-dominant visual cortex ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table