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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... anemia • Cold ... Blood smear - RBC ... gammopathy of undetermined ... #anemia #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider sickle cell ... #Anemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... corpuscular (cell ... acute blood loss, hemolysis ... #Workup #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... +Organomegaly+↑RBC ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... anemia due to cold ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Causes of Monoclonal ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... anemia • Other
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... anemia • Pain ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC ... #oncology #management
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
tissue composed of monoclonal ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology