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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
(CAD) 2. ... Agglutinin Disease ... anemiaCold ... #agglutinin #disease ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Agglutination - Cold ... agglutinins disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Workup #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... in adults • Disorder ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... cancers, HCC, renal ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... anemia • Other ... #diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
CAD APLA/LAC ... : • Renal artery ... titers > 1:80 • CBC ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... #Rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Autoantibodies: • WAIHA • CAD ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... due to cold IgG ... vascular beds-renal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... diagnosis: • ... Renal pruritus ... #Management #Nephrology ... #CKD