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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... C3d • Blood smear ... Pouchelon #Warm #Antibody ... #Anemia #diagnosis
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic ... Extravascular Hemolysis ... LDH Peripheral smear ... Testing #workup #diagnosis ... #hematology #hemolysis
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of anemia and hemolysis ... Abnormal peripheral smear ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Peripheral blood smear ... Immune mediated hemolysis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Membrane - Antibody ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hemolytic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic ... or negative - Smear ... C3 positive - Smear ... AIHA #Autoimmune #Hemolytic ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic ... and laboratory diagnosis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... NEUROLOGIC - HEMOLYTIC ... - Anti-dsDNA antibody ... the absence of hemolytic ... anemia #Diagnosis
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... Diagnosis? ... Diagnostic morphologic ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... malaria #peripheral #smear
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Implicated in Hemolytic ... Complex (drug-antibody ... #medications #Hemolytic ... #differential #diagnosis