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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... Cold Agglutinins ... Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Agglutination - Cold ... agglutinins disease ... cardiac valve, vasculitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... anti-phospholipid antibodies ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... double-stranded DNA antibodies ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #Rheumatology