immune hemolytic anemia…

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antibodies, anemia, immune hemolytic, immune hemolytic anemia, disorder characterized by anemia, due to premature destruction of red blood cells by the immune system, immune hemolytic anemia occurs, antibodies form against the body's own red blood cells, antibodies acquired by blood transfusion, pregnancy, baby's blood type is different, mother's, a complication of another disease, a reaction to medications, cause of antibody formation is disease, secondary immune hemolytic anemia, antibodies, destroy the blood cells, recognized, foreign substances, unknown, in idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia, accounts, one-half of all immune hemolytic anemias, onset, the disease quite rapid, very serious, remain mild, require specific therapy, risk factors, fatigue, pale, yellow skin color, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, dark urine, enlarged spleen, positive direct coombs' test, indirect coombs' test, elevated bilirubin levels, elevated ldh, low serum haptoglobin, hemoglobin, in the urine, elevated absolute reticulocyte count, low red blood cell count, rbc, hemoglobin, prednisone, first therapy that is tried, prednisone, does not improve the condition, a splenectomy, removal, the spleen, immunosuppressive therapy, given person, does not respond to prednisone, splenectomy, blood transfusions, caution, severe anemia, the potential that blood, not be compatible, precipitate a reaction, in most people, steroids, splenectomy control anemia, in others, partial control, the anemia, achieved, death rarely occurs from severe anemia, overwhelming infection, a complication of therapy, steroids, splenectomy, they reduce the body's ability to fight infection, unexplained fatigue, chest pain occurs, signs of infection, screening, antibodies in donated blood, recipient, prevent hemolytic anemia related to blood transfusions.