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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... Cold Agglutinins ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... #hematology #diagnosis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... Classification ... #Disease #COPD ... #diagnosis #management
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... , McLeod blood group ... Cell Agglutinate: Cold ... anemia, Paroxysmal cold ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Algorithm • Sickle cells ... Consider sickle cell disease ... Agglutination - Cold ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... esp if severe disease ... azathioprine Cold ... AIHA #Treatment #management ... #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Diagnosis for Hemolytic ... Causes: • Liver disease ... • AIHA: warm, cold ... Diagnosis #causes #classification ... #hematology
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pathology: • Blood ... pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... causing back up of blood ... hypoxemia • COPD ... Sarcoidosis, chronic hemolytic ... PH Functional Classification
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA, Cold ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... - Peripheral Blood ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... spherocytosis, Hemolytic ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... Schistocytes - Hemolytic ... #differential #hematology