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Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential ... delayed HTR • Drug-induced ... circulation - Infections ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... Extravascular #Differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... , PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Membrane Defects, Drugs ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... #Differential #
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
in Hemolytic Anemia ... #medications #Hemolytic ... #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Rhinosinusitis, cough, SOB, hemoptysis ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Behcet disease • Drug ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... with profound hemolysis ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... Lung Abscess Differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
inciting causes: infections ... mycobacterial infection ... malignancies, and drugs ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Complex in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... please refer to Table ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Drug-induced Hemolysis in G6PD Deficiency
Medicines and other substances likely to be UNSAFE in moderate to severe
Drug-induced Hemolysis ... #DrugInduced #Hemolysis ... #Pharmacology # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Medications
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection ... a person with infectious ... Please refer to the table ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology