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Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing ... in Hemolytic Anemia ... Extravascular Hemolysis ... #Anemia #Laboratory ... #Testing #workup
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
vs Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Laboratory ... Testing SUMMARY ... non-invasive test ... #Laboratory #Testing
Coombs Test - Direct vs Indirect

#Diagnosis #Testing #Coombs #Direct #Indirect #Hemolytic #Anemia
Coombs Test - Direct ... #Diagnosis #Testing ... Direct #Indirect #Hemolytic ... #Anemia
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia. ... a clinical and laboratory ... anemia is characterized ... coagulation and other testing
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... • Additional laboratory ... inflammation or chronic ... kidney tests Test ... Non-invasive testing
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
CUTANEOUS LUPUS - CHRONIC ... NEUROLOGIC - HEMOLYTIC ... ANEMIA - LEUKOPENIA ... Direct Coombs’ test ... anemia #Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... Positive Coombs testing ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... hepatocytes; in chronic ... deficiency - Anemia ... anemia; blood loss ... #Diagnosis #Testing
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... value is low, tests ... result in severe anemia ... indirect antiglobulin tests ... anemia Indirect
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
disease Group III - Chronic ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... hemolytic anemia ... disorders, sickle cell anemia ... mediastinal tumors, chronic