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Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
to Thrombotic Microangiopathy ... (TMA) - Differential ... Haptoglobin, LDH, Urine ... Haptoglobin • ↑ Urine ... #TMA #Differential
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... Environment - Microangiopathic ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Thrombotic Microangiopathy ... Often hard to differentiate ... #Thrombotic #Microangiopathy ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic ... Extravascular #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Consumption: - Microangiopathy ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Fragments • Microangiopathic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... body water in comparison ... serum osmolality, urine ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... among the possible causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Nephrogenic ascites - Urine ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that Can Cause ... Drug Tests Urine ... medications can cause ... (Benadryl) • Poppy ... #drug #tests #differential