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Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... , not a morphologic ... coagulation and other testing ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
disease c-ANCA - Vasculitis ... granulomatosis p-ANCA - Vasculitis ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... other reproducible morphologic ... cardiac valve, vasculitis ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
- Diagnosis Diagnostic ... period AND • Meeting ... Uveitis or retinal vasculitis ... uveitis, retinal vasculitis ... #criteria #rheumatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Labs/Diagnosis: ... - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... tissue disorder (e.g ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... classification #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... palpable purpura 2/2 vasculitis ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... recent DAN) • EMG
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... abnormal under a microscope ... Workup: • Complete ... Treatment: Goals: Treating ... #diagnosis #hematology