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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Diagnosis Table ... Agglutinin Disease ... Matthew Ho, MD ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... histology - Mast cell ... doi: 10.1111/all ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management Summary ... diagnosis: 70 years old ... Allogeneic stem cell ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... #hematology #oncology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, MDS, Chemotherapy ... : Cold autoimmune ... anemia, Paroxysmal cold ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) - Summary Overview ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Infection exposure (l MD ... practices that could ... not required in all ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Epidemiology: -10% of all ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... the mainstay of treatment ... patients with kidney disease ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... marrow studies Treatment ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management Summary ... normal and can help differentiate ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology