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Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Hemolysis Classification ... would be autoimmune ... #Classification ... Intrinsic #Extrinsic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Coombs • IgG type ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #Hemolytic #Anemia
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... idiopathic, malignancy, autoimmune ... #Anemia #Differential ... #causes
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... anemia
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Chronic Infection) High ... #MCV #Classification
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... younger pts) Differential ... • Symptoms: High
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Leukemia (CML) - Hemolytic ... Anemia - Others ... Drug-induced • High ... endocrinology #causes
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... • Lymphoma • High
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
LOW RETIC INDEX - ↓ PRODUCTION
 • Vitamin
Causes of Anemia ... in Cirrhosis - Differential ... Inflammation NORMAL / HIGH ... , Autoimmune hemolytic ... anemia, Hemolysis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Schistosomiasis - Chronic hemolytic ... anemia - Persistent ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes