Anemias Caused by Hemolysis

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• Overview of Hemolytic Anemia
  • Etiology
    • Disorders extrinsic to the red blood cell
    • Intrinsic red blood cell abnormalities
  • Pathophysiology
    • Normal red blood cell processing
    • Extravascular hemolysis
    • Intravascular hemolysis
    • Consequences of hemolysis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
  • Etiology
    • Warm antibody hemolytic anemia
    • Cold agglutinin disease
    • Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Warm antibody hemolytic anemias
    • Cold agglutinin disease
    • Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
    • Treatment reference
  • Key Points

• Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

• Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Hereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Stomatocytosis and Anemia Caused by Hypophosphatemia
  • Stomatocytosis
  • Anemia caused by hypophosphatemia

• Overview of Hemoglobinopathies

• Sickle Cell Disease
  • Pathophysiology
    • Acute exacerbations
    • Complications
    • Heterozygotes
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Prenatal screening
    • Newborn screening
    • Screening and diagnosis of children and adults
    • Evaluation of exacerbations
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment
    • Antibiotics
    • Analgesics
    • Intravenous hydration
    • Oxygen
    • Transfusion
    • Curative treatments
    • Health maintenance
    • Treatment references
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Thalassemias
  • Pathophysiology
    • Alpha-thalassemia
    • Beta-thalassemia
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Alpha-thalassemia
    • Beta-thalassemia
  • Diagnosis
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Hemoglobin C Disease

• Hemoglobin S-C Disease

• Hemoglobin S–Beta-Thalassemia Disease

• Hemoglobin E Disease

• Glycolytic Pathway Defects
  • Treatment