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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
- Autoimmune (AIHA ... - Autoimmune (AIHA ... #Hemolytic #Intravascular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
- Differential ... Abnormal peripheral smear ... Anemias (AIHAs) ... Macroangiopathic, Microangiopathic ... #Anemias #Differential
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
hemolytic anemia ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... as disseminated intravascular ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
women • 15% of AIHA ... IgM) • Blood smear ... younger pts) Differential ... the RBCs causing intravascular ... #anemia #hematology