AIHA

Question 1

Thermal range of benign cold vs pathological

Answer 1

Benign below 20-24
Patho 30 and greater

Question 2

Titer for benign vs patho cold

Answer 2

Benign 64 and under
Patho 1000 and over

Question 3

Specificity for benign vs patho cold

Answer 3

Benign I or H
Patho I

Question 4

Infection that can lead to a patho cold

Answer 4

M. Pneumonia

Question 5

Requirement for prewarming tubes

Answer 5

No transfusion in 3 months

Question 6

How to get rid of a strong cold or when you cant prewarm

Answer 6

RESt adsorption

Question 7

Cold agglutinin syndrome characteristics

Answer 7

Usually in people over 50
Can happen after pneumonia
Seasonal and usually not serious
Usually IgM and anti-I or i

Question 8

Test performed to characterize Cold agglutinin disease

Answer 8

Thermal amplitude

Question 9

PCH paroxysmal cold characteristics

Answer 9

Biphasic
Usually in children
IgG with anti-P specificity

Question 10

Test performed to characterize PCH

Answer 10

Donath Landstainer

Question 11

Type of RBC destruction in WAA

Answer 11

Extravascular
Liver and spleen

Question 12

Immune complex drug

Answer 12

Quinidine
Phenacetin

Question 13

Drug adsorption drug

Answer 13

Penicillin
Cephalosporin
Streptomycin

Question 14

Membrane modification drug

Answer 14

Cephalosporin

Question 15

Methyldopa induced or autoimmunity

Answer 15

Methyldopa, Aldomet

Question 16

Drug induced AIHA mechanisms that looks like a WAA

Answer 16

Autoimmunity or methyldopa (aldomet) induced