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Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Flashcards

1
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Blood Film

A

Spherocytosis

Polychromasia

Nucleated RBC

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Test to Confirm

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Coombs Test (gold standard)

IDAT

Clinical Records

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Clinical Symptoms

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Jaundice

Splenegamoly

Hepatomegoly

Extra medullary Hematopoiesis (skeletal changes)

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4
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Treatment for warm type

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Corticosteroids

Azathioprine for those not responding to corticosteroids

Splenectomy if corticosteroids dont work after 3 months

Rituxinab (CD20) monoclonal AB for refractory AIHA

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5
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Warm autoimmune accounts for what % of AIHA

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80%

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Warm can be what 2 things

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Primary (idiopathic)

Secondary (associated with disease /drug)

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What drug can induce Secondary

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Cefotetan

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What disease can induce secondary

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SLE disease

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Warm affects what group of people the most

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Middle Aged Women

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