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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... #Table #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... AIHA • Anemia ... • IgG type ± C3d ... • Blood smear: Differential ... #management #treatment
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential ... -100): • Non-hemolytic ... anemia, CKD • ... Hemolytic: ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Summary of types of haemolytic anaemia. Visit gramproject.com for more medical diagrams, tables and flowcharts for
Summary of types of haemolytic ... anaemia. ... medical diagrams, tables ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #management #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinins (CAD ... Viral Infection Clinical ... anemia • Cold ... younger pts) Differential ... #anemia #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
to the protease can ... anemia in some ... anemia Indirect ... WBC count and differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
pregnant have hemolytic ... anemia, or psoriasis ... for folate that can ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
hemochromatosis, hemolytic ... anemia, CKD, hiv ... Vibrio vulnificus can ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #differential # ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology