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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 ... Hemolysis - Differential ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... anemia • ... #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... : • Liver disease ... HUS, DIC, HELLP, AS ... #Anemia #Differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Grafts, Valves, AS ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
result in severe anemia ... Haptoglobin - Low as ... reflection of intravascular ... anemia Indirect ... WBC count and differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
anemia • Cold ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As ... the RBCs causing intravascular ... #anemia #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... glucose by the liver ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Elevation #Differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, such as ... No hemolytic anemia ... including tests of liver ... , and possibly PCR ... Fever #Travel #Differential