Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Inherited • Membrane • Internal - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... Membrane - Antibody ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... Extravascular #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia Intrinsic Causes: • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... iron deficiency, hemolysis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework Decreased Production: - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DIC, TTP, HUS - Antibody-mediated ... #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns Nuclear Patterns: • Homogeneous pattern: -
Antinuclear Antibody ... Scl70 (in some cases ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology Imaging Findings: • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Case description ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era • Increased requirements
pregnant have hemolytic ... folate that can cause ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
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