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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... Cold Agglutinin Disease ... #Table #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Autoimmune diseases ... contact with cold air ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... : Warm AIHA, Cold ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Hepatitis #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #AIH
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... , AIH diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Cause in the US: Autoimmune ... or metastatic disease ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
women • 15% of AIHA ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
cytopenias (ITP, AIHA ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... 10 minutes of rest ... #hepatology
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... prompt additional tests ... Valley #Fever #Diagnosis ... #Management #infectiousdiseases