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Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... Membrane - Antibody ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DIC, TTP, HUS - Antibody-mediated ... #hematology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... failure - CAD/ACS ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #diagnosis #causes
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... not required in all ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Antinuclear Antibody ... Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
Not all MAHAs are ... TMAs cause MAHA ... drug-associated TMA (antibody ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Erythematosus - Diagnosis ... ) 30-45% Differential ... autoantibodies #signs ... symptoms #mimickers #differential ... #rheumatology