Valvular Disorders - 1
Pathogenesis:
Turbulence
around or through heart valve causes red cell fragmentation
Clinical
findings:
Hemolysis:
Variable
– usually mild
Lab findings:
RBC
fragments:
Retic
count:
Hemoglobinemia
& hemoglobinuria & hemosiderinuria
increased
Platelet
count:
Serum
ferritin:
LD:
Bilirubin:
Haptoglobin:
increased
decreased
decreased
decreased
increased
increased