Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 β€’ Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
in Hemolytic Anemia ... medications #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... ILD, OSA, pHTN, Anemia ... : β€’ Myopathy: Drugs ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... Generalized #Weakness #Differential
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
Drugs Used for the ... Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 β€’ Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 β€’
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... autoimmune disease, drugs ... Fevers, DAT (-) β†’ Infection ... #Differential #
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Index < 2: β€’ Anemia ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... suppression (e.g. drugs ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... #differential #
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Electrolyte disturbance, Uremia ... Thyroid disease β€’ Infectious ... , Recreational drugs ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... ) - Drugs ( ... spherocytosis) β€’ Infections ... Extravascular #Causes #differential
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 β€’ Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 β€’
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... - Secondary Infectious ... polyangiitis Drug ... - Secondary Infectious ... AIHA #Diagnosis #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 β€’ Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 β€’ Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... AIHA: warm, cold, drug ... induced β€’ Infections ... #Differential #
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
count & sites of infection ... insufficiency, drug-induced ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #