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Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
and Associated Diseases ... Microscopy #Pathology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Dyspmorphic ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Pathologic Basis of Disease
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
Cold agglutinin disease ... #antiglobulin #test ... Autoimmune #Hemolysis #hematology ... #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... the spectrum of disease ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Polycystic liver disease ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
inhibitor • Liver disease ... • Underfilled test ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology ... #diagnosis