Topic teaching: Drug induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Presented by

Dr. Waseem Anani
Medical Director: Immunohematology Reference Laboratory and Blood
Associate Professor (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine

Learning objectives

1. Describe the clinical history of a typical patient having hemolysis from a drug
2. List the mechanisms of drug induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia
3. Describe the two testing methods of drug induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia

References

1. Immunohematology; Journal of Blood Group Serology and Molecular Genetics; Volume 30, Number 2, 2014

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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