Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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anemia diagnosis management aiha autoimmune causes differential extravascular hemolysis hemophagocytic hlh intravascular lymphohistiocytosis
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
cold agglutin disease ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... spherocytosis) • Infections ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment Warm AIHA: 1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily • Until
Anemia (AIHA) Treatment ... esp if severe disease ... Polyclonal: - Infection ... #Anemia #AIHA #Treatment ... #management #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... can mimic common infections ... : • Infection ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #hematology
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