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Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... • Transfusion reactions ... ABO incompatibility ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dyspnea: • Chest Wall ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Pain #dyspnea #sob ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Esophagus) • Abdominal ... (Arm, Thoracic Wall ... #Hematology #Oncology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
antigens (often ABO ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... , abdominal pain ... doi: 10.1111/all ... Cold #Urticaria #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 ... occurring in children, so ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
antigens (often ABO ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will ... cause ischemia ... permeability Diagnosis ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... why are there so ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... Significant false ⊕’s, so ... Management: • ... D/c all heparin ... #Hematology #HemeOnc