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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Syndrome (CAS): ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... chills, flank pain ... #disease #hemolytic ... #anemia #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... , Hyperkalemia: ... false negatives on testing ... Extremely rare - HIV ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... : Fever, flank pain ... - Hypocalcemia ... , Hyperkalemia: ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, drug reactions ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... affects the skin, neurologic ... tract: Abdominal pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology