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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential ... and hemolysis: ... Macroangiopathic, Microangiopathic ... #Anemias #Differential
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Algorithm
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
Probable thalassemia

Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
Anemia - Hemolysis ... Autoimmune hemolytic ... anemia Microangiopathic ... hemolytic anemia ... #Anemia #Algorithm
Evaluation of Patients with Anemia

Microcytic, Normocytic, Macrocytic, Hemolytic (Intravascular and Extravascular)

#Diagnosis #Anemia #Workup #Macrocytic #Microcytic #Normocytic
Patients with Anemia ... , Macrocytic, Hemolytic ... #Diagnosis #Anemia ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Immune mediated hemolysis ... hemolytic anemia ... UnremarkableLab #Hemolytic ... #Anemia #Differential
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bleed • Hemolysis ... Fragments • Microangiopathic ... Hemolytic Anemias
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... -100): • Non-hemolytic ... , CKD • Hemolytic ... #MCV #Algorithm
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
(sometimes) Macrocytic ... Schistocyte: Microangiopathic ... Hemolytic Anemia ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolytic ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... 95 (or 100) is macrocytic ... High in acute blood ... loss, hemolysis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
bloodstream Hemolysis ... : • Hemolytic ... hemolytic anemia ... , PNH, immune hemolysis ... myelofibrosis • Hemolysis
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
• Asplenia Laboratory ... High Glucose ... blood loss • Hemolytic ... anemia • Splenomegaly ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential