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Serum
Iron
Normal
TIBC
Normal Normal
Ferritin
Normal
Hemolytic Anemia
Intravascular Extravascular
Peripheral smear schistocytes spherocytes
Haptoglobin decrease/absent mild decrease
Free hemoglobin Increased normal
Urine hemosiderin ++ negative
Urine hemoglobin ++ negative
Direct DAT usually negative ++++
LDH increase increase
Intravascular hemolysis
Hemosiderin Hemoglobin
Hepatic parenchymal
Free Hemoglobin
cells
Methemoglobin
Kidney
Globin
+ Hemopexin
Hb-uria Heme Hemopexin-Heme
Hemosiderinuria
Methemalbumin
+ Albumin + Hemopexin
Extravascular hemolysis
Hemoglobin
Hepatic parenchymal
Hemin Bilirubin direct
cells
Heme
Enterohepatic
Biliverdin Bilirubin Indirect
Fe
Urobilinogen Kidney
Stercobilin Urobilin
Stercobilinogen
Mesobilirubinogen
Basic Labs to Start
MCV= (Ht/Eritosit)x10 fL
MCH=(Hb/Eritrosit)x10 pg
MCHC=(Hb/Ht)x100 g/dL
Peripheral smear
Precipitated RNA
lead or heavy
metal poisoning
Hemolytic anemia
Burr cells
(duri)
Nuclear remnant -
DNA
hemolytic anemia
absent or
hypofunction spleen
Schistocyte/helmet cells
(fragment sel darah merah/ helmet cell)
Fragmented
(mechanical or
phagocytosis)
DIC
TTP
HUS
Vasculitis
prosthetic heart valve
severe burns
Anemia hemolitik ekstravaskuler
Molecular aggregation
of Hgb-S
SS, SC, S-thal
rarely S-trait
Spherocyte
(kecil bulat hanya Hb tanpa warna pucat ditengah
Absent central
palor
look smaller
Hereditary
spherocytosis
immune hemolytic
anemia
Stomatocyte
(seperti mulut)
Mouth like
Membrane defect
Smear artifact
Hereditary
stomatocytosis
Liver disease
Target cells
(sasaran)
Increased redundancy
of membrane
hemoglobinopathies
thalassemia
liver disease
Tear drop cells
(air mata)
H&P
Indices (MCV, MCHC, RDW)
RBC Morphology
Retic response
Other labs as needed
Anemia Differential Dx by Flow Chart
MCV/smear
Low High
**Normal Low
High Folate/Low
Yes MMA/Homocysteine
MCV
Accumulation of
mitochondrial iron in
erythroblasts
Hereditary
Drugs - INH, lead,
zinc, alcohol,
chloramphenicol,
cycloserine, plavix
Hypothermia
Confirm w/ BM Bx
Anemia of chronic disease
Infections: TB, osteo, Chronic inflammatory
chronic UTI or pyelo, disorders: RA, SLE,
fungal Sarcoid, collagen
vascular disease,
Malignancy: mets, polymyalgia
leukemia, lymphoma, rheumatica, chronic
myeloma hepatitis, decubitus
ulcer
Macrocytic anemia
Macro
No
Coombs test
Yes
Macrocytic: RPI < 2
B12/Folate
MMA
Homocysteine
MMA High Homocysteine
High
Normal
Consider
Liver, Renal,
Thyroid,
Alcohol,
Chronic dis.
Consider
Bone Marrow
Bx
Macrocytic: RPI < 2
Megaloblastic Anemia
B12 Folate
Inadequate absorption Inadequate intake
Synthesized by Synthesized by plants
bacteria and micro-organism
Meat, fish, dairy (strict Fruits
vegans) Absorbed in jejunum
Absorbed as B12-IF
complex in ileum
(gastrectomy)
Ca++ and pH
dependant (PPI)
Macrocytic: RPI < 2
Megaloblastic Anemia
Smear
Macro-ovalocytic
Polychromasia
Hypersegmented neutrophil
Other Labs
Homocysteine Folate def.
Methylmalonic acid B12 def.
Intrinsic Factor Ab test very
specific for pernicious anemia
but only 50% sensitive
Macrocytic: RPI < 2
Non-megaloblastic
Yes No
Coombs (DAT)
Macrocytic: RPI >= 2
Hemolytic Anemia
Other Lab Characteristics
RBC morphology
Serum haptoglobin
Serum LDH
Unconjugated bilirubin
Hemoglobinuria
Hemosiderinuria
Macrocytic: RPI >= 2
Hemolytic Anemia
Coombs (DAT)
Positive Negative
Immune Hemolysis
Hemoglobinopathy, G6PD, PK,
Drug related Hemolysis
Spherocytosis, Eliptocytosis,
Transfusion, Infection, Cancer
PNH, TTP, DIC
Coombs positive with Spherocytes
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
HbS disease
Valine substitution for
Glutamic acid at the
6th position of b-chain
Sickle crises
Severe anemia
Screening test - Na
Metabisulfite solubility
Hgb electrophoresis
Coombs Negative Hemolytic Anemia
Hemoglobinopathy continues
HbC disease HbSC disease
Mild hemolysis Sickle and SC crystals
Splenomegaly Washington monument
Lysine substitution Less crises
HbC crystals bar of gold More retinopathy/aseptic
Hgb electrophoresis necrosis
Coombs Negative Hemolytic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Yes No
Coombs (DAT)
Normocytic Anemia
Hypoproliferative (RPI < 2)
1. Get iron panel (ferritin)/B12/folate
- some clue from RBC indices to check early
disease, high RDW, peripheral smear.
3. Get BM bx
- Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia,
- Aplastic anemia/pancytopenia
- Abnormal (immature) cells on smear
Myelophthisic Anemia
BM Replacement BM failure:
Metastatic Carcinoma Most
Common
Destruction By Non-Neoplastic
Process is Less Common i.e.
Fibrosis, Infection
Peripheral Blood Cytopenias,
Immature Circulating Cells
Breast Cancer Replacing BM
Terima kasih
Terima kasih
Summary Comparison of Iron
Chelators
ICL670
Property Deferoxamine Deferiprone (deferasirox)
1 absence of Status
granulocyticLicensed Licensed
white blood cells which in Europe for patients In clinical trials
fight
bacterial infection; does not apply to lymphocytes who are unable to use
deferoxamine effectively
2 decreased number of granulocytic white blood cells
3 joint pain
Anemia tersering pada kehamilan
ICL670
Property Deferoxamine Deferiprone (deferasirox)
1 absence of Status
granulocyticLicensed Licensed
white blood cells which in Europe for patients In clinical trials
fight
bacterial infection; does not apply to lymphocytes who are unable to use
deferoxamine effectively
2 decreased number of granulocytic white blood cells
3 joint pain