Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency in neonates is associated with acute hemolytic episodes and severe hyperbilirubinemia with the potentially devastating complication of bilirubin ...

ACQUIRED hemolytic anemia is commonly associated with a positive Coombs test; when of the "gamma type," this test indicates the presence of an immunoglobulin attached to the affected red cells. The ...

THE bone marrow of patients with sickle-cell anemia usually shows normoblastic hyperplasia. In the case reported below, which was complicated by an extracorpuscular hemolytic state, the bone marrow ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can ...

The refinement in transfusion techniques and graft manipulation made hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) across different ABO/RH blood types a trivial procedure. 1 Major ABO incompatibility ...

Hemolysis is the #1 source of preanalytical error and can impact potassium results—potentially leading to inappropriate or delayed patient treatment, unnecessary ...

Evaluating neonates at risk for hyperbilirubinemia includes awareness of high-risk infants based on maternal history, delivery, gestational age, and postnatal course as well as risk factors. Baseline ...

The clinical presentation is a spectrum of symptoms, including fever and chills, which are the most common symptoms in both AHTR and DHTR. [7] Hypotension, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting are more ...

Cold agglutinin disease is a condition that causes low red blood cell (RBC) counts. Symptoms can include fatigue, weakness, or shortness of breath. Cold agglutinin disease is a type of autoimmune ...