Symptoms & Signs
- Dark urine
- Fatigue
- Pale skin color
- Rapid heart rate
- Shortness of breath
- Yellow skin color (jaundice)
Diagnosis & Tests
A physical examination may show an enlarged spleen. A number of blood and urine tests may be done to help diagnose this condition.
Tests may include:
- Absolute reticulocyte count
- Direct or indirect Coombs’ test
- Indirect bilirubin levels
- Red blood cell count
- Serum haptoglobin
- Urine chemistry
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Review Date : 3/2/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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