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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 ... Drug-induced AIHA - Abnormal ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... • PNH
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... - If both are normal ... Gilbert's syndrome • Hemolysis ... Bilirubin: RBC (hemolysis ... LDH: Heart, RBC (hemolysis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... Levels: > 50x normal ... - Infection (EBV ... - Hemolysis, NASH ... Patterns #Liver #Injury
Hemolysis in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Panel A shows the structure of a normal red cell and a
Hemolysis in Hereditary ... structure of a normal ... destruction or hemolysis ... Pathophysiology #Honc ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Liver Disease, PNH ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... Urobilinogen #Hemolysis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
upon damage • Normal ... anemia, PNH, immune ... injuries Hepatic Injury ... Hepatocellular Injury ... Cardiac: • Myocyte injury
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Cryoglobulinemic, Hypo/normo-complementemic ... WAIHA • CAD • PCH ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic