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Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia

#Pathophysiology #Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology #diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Pathophysiology, ... Signs and Symptoms ... of Hemolytic Anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Pathophysiology of Hemolytic Anemia
 - Defects in RBC internal contents (thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and metabolic defects)
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Pathophysiology ... of Hemolytic Anemia ... hemoglobinopathies, and metabolic ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Illness Script Signs ... • Symptomatic anemia ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... free fatty acid metabolism ... Intermediate fatty acid metabolism ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
• Incr Glucose Metabolism ... Syndrome - Metabolic ... hemolysis - anemia ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... ingestions • Metabolic ... Degree of bandemia ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• Pernicious anemia ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... Nephrolithiasis • Metabolic ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
m/s • Other signs ... through reduced cGMP metabolism ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management