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Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... (Eg Causes: Chronic ... #Macrocytosis # ... #Hematology
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Anemia of chronic ... Iron deficiency ... + Chronic inflammation ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #laboratory
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Blood ... MCHC, Serum Iron, Ferritin ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Hematology
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Diagnostic Algorithm ... - Iron deficiency ... of chronic inflammation ... - Anemia of chronic ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Spurious ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... anemia #Thrombocytosis
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... • Dietary Deficiency ... #Macrocytosis # ... #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Labs: Ferritin ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
of chronic disease ... following approach: #Diagnosis ... #Iron #Deficiency ... #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Ferritin #Transferrin
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... • Early Iron Deficiency ... #Hematology