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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Disease (CAD): ... Secondary Cold ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... anemiaCold ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Agglutination - Cold ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology ... #testing
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... CausesAnemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology