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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... microangiopathy: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... Extravascular #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... Fibrin degradation products ... decrease in most cases ... 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 ... : - Thrombocytopenia ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... SLE) - Viral infections ... APLS • Acute Infectious
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... severe thrombocytopenia ... • Infection - ... Infection occurs ... infections with
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia ... and autoimmune hemolytic ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... severe thrombocytopenia ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Infection - Infection ... infections with
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... Macrocytic anemia DDX ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... genes and gene products ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology