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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... AHA (16-32%) • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... Table In this ... alpha-thalassemia and ... #Table #Hematology ... Electrophoresis #Diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... test, TempTest ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Mechanism: IgG and ... Mechanism: IgM and ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Warm AIHA • Cold ... AIHA • PCH ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA, Cold ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
rates of morbidity and ... mortality, and ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... : 70 years old, ... and risk-stratification ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia and ... Elevated Liver tests ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table