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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... (diverse genotypes ... #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
cold agglutin disease ... e.g. sickle cell disease ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Cold Agglutinin Disease ... #Autoimmune #Hemolytic ... Diagnosis #Table #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
McLeod blood group phenotype ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

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Cures for Sickle Cell disease 

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Complications of sickle cell disease slide 2/3 

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Complications of Sickle Cell Disease slide 1/3

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Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... • Gaucher's Disease ... Serum Sickness Hemolytic ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Microangiopathic hemolytic ... Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic ... cells: Sickle cell disease ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical