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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tests • Rule out ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
result in severe anemia ... antiglobulin tests - Negative ... , ruling out an ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... likelihood of negative ... #differential # ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... for anti-C3d and negative ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Contrast #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out ... • Aplastic Anemia ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology