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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... anemiaCold ... Positive Coombs testing ... Monoclonal IgM Includes Disorders
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Agglutination - Cold ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
connective tissue disorders ... hypoxemia • COPD ... Sarcoidosis, chronic hemolytic ... disorders, sickle ... Symptoms of right
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... practices that could ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... changes), high MCV anemia
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... ingestion • B symptoms ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup