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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... of anemia and hemolysis ... Immune-mediated Hemolysis ... Hemolytic Anemias ... Hemolytic Anemias
Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia

#Pathophysiology #Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology #diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Pathophysiology, ... Signs and Symptoms ... of Hemolytic Anemia ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #symptoms
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Inflammatory and Autoimmune ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis ... Nutritional
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
anaemia, ataxia ... paraesthesiae • Folate - Anaemia ... Vitamin B12 - Anaemia ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
of anemia include ... anemia • Cold ... • Compensated hemolysis ... intravascular hemolysis ... #anemia #hematology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... , Malnutrition Signs ... Haematological: Anaemia ... Peripheral neuropathy, Optic ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- Little or no nutritional ... -DPG -> - hemolysis ... - anemia ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Endocarditis, Aortic ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... normochromic nomocytic or haemolytic ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
breath, wasting, anemia ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... Loss of teeth Anemia ... contribute to nonimmune hemolysis