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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
- Differential ... Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic Anemia ... Megakaryopoiesis • B12 ... Autoimmune • ITP • SLE ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... - Nutritional: B12 ... DIC, TTP, HUS - Antibody-mediated ... - Autoimmune: SLE
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... #cardiology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... , OJ, PL-7, PL-12 ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... - Maternal antibody ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... #hematology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Evaluate for NMO, SLE ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Disorders: - SLE ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... marrow studies Treatment ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... again we might see ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... • New onset SLE ... Detects both HIV antibody ... IgM-sensitive HIV-1 antibody ... test) Treatment