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Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... #Anemia #Differential ... #classification ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
decrease in most cases ... antiglobulin tests - Negative ... WBC count and differential ... hematuria (without casts ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
(FNHTR): Most common ... Causes purpura & ... More common in women ... TRALI): Leading cause ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
symptoms - most common ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... for anti-C3d and negative ... younger pts) Differential ... #anemia #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
(FNHTR): Most common ... Causes purpura & ... More common in women ... TRALI): Leading cause ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
dietary intake - uncommon ... pregnant have hemolytic ... folate that can cause ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... ) Classification ... (NSHL) - (most common ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... honey-colored crusts ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential ... diagnosis #skin #common
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
abscess in children Common ... bacterial causes ... • Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... children #peds #differential