descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 31 Jan 2006 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 174, pages 305-307 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

Authors: J. Manuel Zarandona; Mark H. Yazer;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.051489

pmid: 16446468

pmc: PMC1373708

The role of the Coombs test in evaluating hemolysis in adults

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The Case: A 72-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presents to the emergency department with a 3-month history of shortness of breath on exertion, lethargy, pallor and scleral icterus. Laboratory test results reveal a hemoglobin level of 90 g/L (normal range 130–170 g/L), and a type and

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University of Pittsburgh
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Keywords

Male, Coombs Test, Reference Values, Immunoglobulin G, Humans, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Emergency Service, Hospital, Hemolysis, Aged

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