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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... • Peripheral blood ... #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
Microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia - Findings ... hematuria on urine ... cells on urine ... microscopy -
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... disease, McLeod blood ... IgM associated lymphoma ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... diagnosis #hematology #microscopy
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... anemia • Pain ... Workup: • Full Blood ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Monoclonal - Lymphoid ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... passage of red-brown urine
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... - Differential ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy.
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... count with differential
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
acid from the blood ... of Uric Acid Lympho-proliferative ... disorders (Hemolysis ... -> Release of purine ... bases -> Over-production
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... glomerulonephritis; HUS = hemolytic-uremic ... arbitrarily defined as urine ... content [85].2>5 red blood ... cells/high-power
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... cell lung CA, lymphoma ... intestines, white blood ... cells #liver