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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Table #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
 -
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... C3 positive or negative ... Smear: spherocytes Cold ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
DAT Results in Autoimmune ... Hemolysis DAT Negative ... , C3d ( +/- ) Cold ... #Hemolysis #hematology ... #diagnosis
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Immunosuppression, Splenectomy Cold ... BostonChiefs #Warm #Cold ... #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Table - Serum Ascites ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... (infection vs autoimmune ... #Table #Serum # ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Viral hepatitis, Autoimmune ... - Malignancy, Autoimmune ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral infection, autoimmune ... for anti-C3d and negative ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Autoimmune diseases ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
associated with autoimmune ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... levels >1g/L • Negative ... cryoglobulins • Negative ... hematology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
#Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #cirrhosis #obstruction ... #comparison #abdominal