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Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia Warm Autoimmune ... Splenectomy Cold Autoimmune ... Warm patient, Plasmapheresis ... #Warm #Cold #Autoimmune
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... to temporize: Plasmapheresis ... BrighamMedRes #AIHA #Autoimmune
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Summary • an autoimmune ... treatment with IVIG or plasmapheresis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... equina TREATMENT • Plasmapheresis
Hypertriglyceridemia - Ultrafiltrate after Plasmapheresis

#Clinical #Photo #Hypertriglyceridemia #Ultrafiltrate #Plasmapheresis
Ultrafiltrate after Plasmapheresis ... Ultrafiltrate #Plasmapheresis
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Infection, Malignancy, Autimmune ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections, Autoimmune ... Infections, Drugs, Autoimmune ... Infection, Malignancy, Autoimmune
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
most common) / Plasmapheresis ... Multiple myeloma / Plasmapheresis
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Autoimmune ... Polyglandular autoimmune ... Polyglandular autoimrnune
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
hemolysis would be autoimmune ... already listed) and alloimmune
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolysis: • Autoimmune ... Anemias (AIHAs) • Alloimmune