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Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Deficiency • MDS ... Hypothyroid • Liver Disease ... #Macrocytic #Anemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
, Hemolytic anemia ... : Hemoglobin H disease ... , Sickle cell, MDS ... Inclusions #Bodies #diagnosis ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia (sometimes ... , MDS, Chemotherapy ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... Can progress to MDS ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... Reticulocytosis, MDS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... chronic kidney disease ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Liver Disease ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... : • Liver disease ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #hematology