AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast
Episode 093: Heme Consult Series: Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Feb 14, 2024
Explore the complexities of managing warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, from diagnostic workups to treatment strategies. Learn about challenges with blood transfusions, early connection with the blood bank, and using immune suppression for long-term remission. Dive into case studies, treatment approaches using retuximab and steroids, and monitoring parameters for non-responsive cases. Discover post-treatment care, tapering steroids, and alternative therapies for relapse and refractory cases.
00:00
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- The workup of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia includes CBC, CMP, and reticulocyte count to confirm anemia and assess cell turnover.
- Treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia involves rituximab and steroids to suppress abnormal B cell activity and monitoring for hemolysis markers.
Deep dives
Understanding Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a serious and frightening condition characterized by acquired hemolysis. Patients may present with symptoms like fatigue, dyspnea, and pallor. Initial workup includes CBC, CMP, and reticulocyte count to confirm anemia and assess cell turnover. Elevated reticulocytes and bilirubin, along with positive DAT for IgG, suggest warm autoimmune hemolysis.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode