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Algorithm for the Diagnosis and Workup of Hemolytic Anemia

By Dr. Kylie Adamek @KylieAdamek

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm #Differential
Diagnosis and Workup ... of Hemolytic Anemia ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 โ€ข Membrane
 โ€ข Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 โ€ข Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 โ€ข
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... โ†’ Sickle Cell anemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... Oxygen, Opiates U - Uremia ... AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 โ€ข Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 โ€ข
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... ILD, OSA, pHTN, Anemia ... Generalized #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 โ€ข Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 โ€ข Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Renal failure (uremia ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... youโ€™ll do a good workup ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... but important causes ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases