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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... agglutin disease ... #Hemolytic #Intravascular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... #agglutinin #disease ... #hematology #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis and Vasculitides ... often causes arthritis ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... - HIV infection ... neurofibromatosis, vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
: • Clinical triad ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... #rheumatology # ... vasculitis
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... • Pauci-immune vasculitis ... Diagnosis: Vasculitis ... Granulomatous vasculitis ... • Necrotising vasculitis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Autoimmunity: • -MM/WM: Vasculitis ... Hypergammaglobulinemic macular Vasculitis ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... anemia due to cold ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... • Mesenteric vasculitis ... inflammation Cutaneous Vasculitis
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
SLE (systemic lupus ... (disseminated intravascular ... Congenital heart disease ... - Vasculitis ... #differential #