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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
(CAD) 2. ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... significance (MGUS ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Significance #MGUS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• MM • WM • MGUS ... Autoantibodies: • WAIHA • CAD ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Significance (MGUS ... Prevalence M > F MGUS ... IgM MGUS: • Serum ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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#Gammopathies #MGUS ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... nucleotidase deficiency, lead ... Agglutination - Cold agglutinins ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... . primary cold agglutin ... disease, Copper and lead ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #anemia