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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic ... hemolytic anemia ... - Thrombotic microangiopathy ... Extravascular #Causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia ... Immune mediated hemolysis ... Schistocytes DAT(-) → Microangiopathic ... hemolytic anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Environment - Microangiopathic ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hemolytic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Bleed • Hemolysis ... Fragments • Microangiopathic ... Hemolytic Anemias ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Algorithm
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
Probable thalassemia

Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
Anemia - Hemolysis ... Algorithm Autoimmune hemolytic ... anemia Microangiopathic ... hemolytic anemia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Hemolysis
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... of anemia and hemolysis ... Immune-mediated Hemolysis ... • Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Macroangiopathic, Microangiopathic
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... for thrombotic microangiopathy ... infections are common causes
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
fragmentation hemolysis ... toxin-mediated hemolytic-uremic ... Drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy ... • Mechanical hemolysis ... macroangiopathic hemolytic
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... for thrombotic microangiopathy ... infections are common causes
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Hemolysis Classification ... and Extrinsic Causes ... think of immune hemolysis ... autoimmune (most of the causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes