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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic ... reticulocytes • Hemolysis ... Rituximab +++ 3 - Splenectomy ... Antibody #Autoimmune #Hemolytic
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Immunosuppression, Splenectomy ... Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Mostly transient hemolysis
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Hemolysis Classification ... think of immune hemolysis ... IVIG-mediated hemolysis ... , hemolytic transfusion ... #Classification
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... > 10, no more hemolysis ... : Ritux, IVIg, Splenectomy ... AIHA #Autoimmune #Hemolytic
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
Asplenism, Severe hemolytic ... Sideroblastic anemia, Hemolytic ... anemia, Post-splenectomy
Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia

#Pathophysiology #Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology #diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Pathophysiology, ... and Symptoms of Hemolytic ... Anemia #Pathophysiology ... #Hemolytic #Anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
phenotype, Post-splenectomy ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolytic ... Hemoglobinopathies, Post-splenectomy ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic
Pathophysiology of Hemolytic Anemia
 - Defects in RBC internal contents (thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and metabolic defects)
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Pathophysiology ... of Hemolytic Anemia ... environment #Pathophysiology ... #Hemolytic #Anemia
Hemolytic anemia in Wilson's disease

#Wilsons #Disease #hemolytic #anemia #Hematology #pathophysiology
Hemolytic anemia ... Wilsons #Disease #hemolytic ... anemia #Hematology #pathophysiology
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification ... Sarcoidosis, chronic hemolytic ... sickle cell anemia, splenectomy ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification