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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... BWH Medicine Residency ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
hypercalcemia) • Anemia ... plus one of: • Anemia ... >100 CMC IM Residency
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... BWH Medicine Residency ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH) Diagnosis Algorithm
- Hemoptysis, Alveolar Infiltrates and Anemia

BWH Medicine Residency @BrighamMedRes

#Diffuse #Alveolar #Hemorrhage
Infiltrates and Anemia ... BWH Medicine Residency
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Catastrophic APLS BCM IM Residency
Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Anemias ... Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... Algorithm Signs of anemia ... Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias ... Alloimmune Hemolytic Anemias ... #Hemolytic #Anemias
A Model for Defining Frailty

Resiliency, Adaptive Capacity in Fit, Prefrail and Frail Patients

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Frailty #Model
Defining Frailty Resiliency ... Model #Prefrailty #Resiliency
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Iron deficiency anemia ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
breakdown • Anaemia ... Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia