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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... syndrome - Thrombotic ... microangiopathy: Thrombotic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... - Differential ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... Extravascular #Differential ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... iron deficiency, hemolysis ... disorders (e.g. autoimmune ... #hematology #secondary
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral infection, autoimmune ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... younger pts) Differential ... passage of red-brown urine ... #anemia #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Evaluation for Thrombotic ... decrease in most cases ... WBC count and differential ... hematuria (without casts ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... glomerulonephritis; HUS = hemolytic-uremic ... glomerulonephritis; TTP = thrombotic ... arbitrarily defined as urine ... because nephritic urine
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24-hour urine ... LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... Assess for thrombotic ... Serum or urine for ... infections are common causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... : Shock liver, Thrombosis ... Celiac disease • Autoimmune ... : Autoimmune hepatitis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
malignancies, autoimmune ... infection and autoimmune ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology