Exploring the EMA Assay and Membrane Defects in Red Blood Cells

MAHA TMA Gandhi once said a cell for a cell makes the whole body anaemic, or something along those lines. There’s so much more to DAT negative haemolysis than just DIC. Get out those buckets and put your sorting hats on - it’s time to go where detective Coombs never dared to and look over the DAT negative haemolytic processes. 

Timestamps
2:42 - Approach to DAT negatives - main categories
4:53 - Intrinsic Bucket 1: Membrane disorders
16:16 - Intrinsic Bucket 2: Enzyme disorders
18:51 - Intrinsic Bucket 3: Haemoglobin disorders
24:05 - Extrinsic Bucket 1: Microangiopathies
26:54 - Extrinsic Bucket 2: Infections
28:07 - Extrinsic Bucket 3: "Macroangiopathies"
30:58 - Extrinsic Bucket 4: Liver stuff
34:07 - Take home messages

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