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Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA, Cold ... Defects: Sickle cell ... anemia, Thalassemias ... Haptoglobin ↓ - Lactate
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
anemiaCold ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated lactate ... malignancies - B-cell ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... e.g., uptake by cells ... to bolus these values ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Elevation #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Could potentially ... dysfunction • PSC ... malignancy • Lactase ... appendages • FMF
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... lesions • Lactate ... myeloma Diagnostic ... #Workup #Hematology