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Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • PCH • PNH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Causes Intravascular ... hemoglobinuria (PNH ... #Hemolytic #Intravascular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Iron loss: Intravascular ... ) hemolysis, Intensive ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Iron loss: Intravascular ... hemolysis, (PNH ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Fe #algorithm
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Splenomegaly, Increased PMNs ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Causes #Hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Hemoptysis (occasionally ... and occasional hemoptysis ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
May develop in pts ... infiltrates, hemoptysis ... infiltrates/cavities, hemoptysis ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Hematologic malignancy ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases