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Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... • PNH ... Extravascular #Differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Liver Disease, PNH ... Laboratory Tests
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Celiac disease • Autoimmune ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... extrahepatic source - Tests
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... #rheumatology #differential