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Haemolytic anaemia Flashcards

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What are the causes of intravascular haemolysis?

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Mismatched blood transfusion
G6PD deficiency
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
Red cell fragmentation
- TTP
- DIC
- HUS
- mechanical heart valves

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What causes extravascular haemolysis?

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Haemoglobinopathies
- sickle cell
- thalassaemia
Hereditary spherocytosis
Haemolytic disease of newborn
Warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

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What would be a classic presentation of intravascular haemolysis?

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Systemic shock - fever, tachycardia, hypotension, AKI
Schistocytes on blood film
Raised LDH +++

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What would be a classic presentation of extravascular haemolysis?

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Less severe symptomatically
Splenomegaly/hepatomegaly

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What is the most common type of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia?

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Warm haemolytic anaemia

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What are the causes of warm AIHA?

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Idiopathic
Autoimmune disease - eg lupus
Neoplasm - CLL, lymphoma
Drugs - eg methyldopa

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What is the management of warm AIHA?

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Steroids +/- Rite
Management of underlying condition

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What antibody mediates warm AIHA?

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IgG

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9
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What antibody mediates cold AIHA?

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IgM

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What type of haemolysis does warm AIHA cause?

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Extravascualr haemolysis

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What type of haemolysis does cold AIHA cause?

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Intravascualr haemolysis

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What are the common causes of cold AIHA?

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Neoplasm - lymphoma
Infection - EBV, mycoplasma

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What is the classic presentation of cold AIHA?

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Raynaud’s
Acrocyanosis (blue discolouration peripheries)

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What is MAHA?

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Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia

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What is microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia?

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Subgroup of haemolytic anaemias where haemolysis occurs in small blood vessels

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16
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What are the common causes of MAHA?

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DIC
HUS
TTP
HELLP
Cancer
Drugs - rifampicin

17
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What is paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria?

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Acquired disorder leading to intravascular haemolysis

18
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What are the features of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria?

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Haemolytic anaemia
Dark coloured urine, esp in morning
Thrombosis
Can cause pancytopenia

19
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How is paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria diagnosed?

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Flow cytometry of blood - low CD59 and CD55

20
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What is the management of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria?

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Anticoagulation
Transfusion support
Stem cell transplant
Monoclonal antibodies against C5 show promise

Haem/Onc MRCP (18 decks)

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