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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal ... • Extrinsic RBC ... • Intrinsic RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Bleed • Hemolysis ... Polychromatic Macrocytes, RBC ... Spherocytes, RBC ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Intravascular Hemolysis ... and RES-mediated hemolysis ... elliptocytosis - RBC ... Intravascular - Hemolysis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
stone, Malignancy, PBC ... Gilbert's syndrome • Hemolysis ... (hemolysis, bleeding ... (hemolysis) • ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Ducts - PBC ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... - Hemolysis, NASH ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... 2) External (RBC ... 3) Internal (RBC ... Urobilinogen #Hemolysis ... Diagnosis #hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
(hemolysis, bleeding ... • LDH: Heart, RBC ... (hemolysis) • ... Gilbert's syndrome • Hemolysis ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolytic ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Initial Workup: CBC ... reticulocyte count, LFTs ... ↑ Destruction (hemolysis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology