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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... smear - RBC agglutination ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... passage of red-brown urine
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... edema, active urine ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
polarized light microscopy ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... the presence of anemia ... • Serum and urine ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #classification
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... platelets - WBC ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... removal from the blood ... excretion (e.g., urine ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification