Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...

Dr. Florence H. Porterfield (Medicine): A 71-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of refractory hemolytic anemia. The patient, who had recurrent breast cancer and diffuse cutaneous ...

If your blood smear test results show multicolored red blood cells (RBCs), this may be a sign of polychromasia. Polychromasia can be caused by a variety of underlying blood disorders, including cancer ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...