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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... Classification ... #Disease #COPD ... #diagnosis #management
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Causes: • Liver disease ... • AIHA: warm, cold ... Diagnosis #causes #classification ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
anemia, Liver diseases ... - Renal diseases ... , Liver diseases ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... #differential #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Algorithm • Sickle cells ... Consider sickle cell disease ... Agglutination - Cold ... agglutinins disease ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
translocation • Types: Classification ... type (B cell, T cells ... natural killer (NK) cells ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Disease 3 Types ... Agglutinin Disease ... sensitize red blood cells ... #agglutinin #disease ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
when plasma is cooled ... with autoimmune diseases ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... of associated disease ... #hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
esp if severe disease ... azathioprine Cold ... AIHA #Treatment #management ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
-95% of cases) Classification ... number of sites of disease ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology ... #management