Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Causes of Haemolytic Anaemia

SHEEP TIT

ew, but there you go

Sickle cell disease
Hereditary spherocytosis
Enzyme deficiencies (G6PD, pyruvate kinase)
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria

Trauma to RBCs (mechanical heart valves, DIC, cardiac haemolysis)
Immunohaemolytics (warm Ab, cold Ag, drug induced, transfusion reaction)
Thalassaemias

or TASTE the PuB DISH

Thalassaemia
Autoimmune (warm Ab, cold Ag, drug induced, transfusion reaction, haemolytic disease of the newborn)
Sickling disorders
Trauma to RBCs (mechanical heart valve, cardiac haemolysis, MAHA)
Enzyme deficiencies (G6PD, pyruvate kinase)

the

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
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Burns

DIC
Infection (malaria, septicaemia)
Spherocytosis
Hypersplenism

with help from:
http://www.scribd.com/MemorableMedicine

... I really hope that this is relevant...

Otherwise I'd feel like a bit of a tit, making all this effort.
Or a sheep tit, if you will.

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