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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... Anemias (AIHAs) ... Intrinsic RBC Defects: Membrane ... #Anemias #Differential ... #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - ... Table Warm AIHA ... #Anemia #AIHA # ... #Table #hematology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unstable Hgb - Membrane ... anemia • ... #Causes #Hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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AIHAAnemia ... • Blood smear: Differential ... FOR a cause → Systematic ... screening 3) TREAT AIHA ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
anemia): ... thalassemias), Membrane ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... External (RBC Membrane ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Diagnosis #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
for Hemolytic Anemia ... thalassemias • Membrane ... Hypersplenism • AIHA ... #Anemia #Differential ... classification #hematology
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Anemia • Hapten ... binding to RBC membrane ... (induction of AIHA ... #Anemia #differential ... #pharmacology #table
Summary of types of haemolytic anaemia. Visit gramproject.com for more medical diagrams, tables and flowcharts for
Summary of types of haemolytic ... medical diagrams, tables ... clinical #management #differential ... #algorithm #anaemia ... #haematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... - Consider RBC membrane ... #Anemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology