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Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... perfringens - Complement-Mediated ... anemia • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... cardiac valve, vasculitis ... #Anemia #Differential ... workup #hematology #testing
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... - Skin, glomeruli ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... against MPO • Complement
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... anemia • Cold ... Positive Coombs testing ... younger pts) Differential ... temperatures by fixing complement
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... or alternative complement ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... #testing #workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... or alternative complement ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... diagnosis #initial #testing
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Rheumatologic, Vasculitides