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Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Findings: Coombs positive ... Mycoplasma, HIV, EBV ... Findings: Coombs Positive ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... 3 Types of Cold ... dehydrogenase • Positive ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
infection (IFI) in hematologic ... in HM • False positives ... concurrent admin of mold-active ... - Frozen ice-pops ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
after surgery/trauma ... (> 65 years old ... • Weakly positively ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Case A 39-year-old ... suffered no head trauma ... Pertinent positives