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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
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... Volume (<80 fL) • Iron ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
is secondary to ... iron deficiency ... of chronic disease ... #Iron #Deficiency ... #Anemia #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Hypersplenism • Secondary ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... • Early Iron ... Deficiency # ... #Hematology
Iron Panel Interpretation

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

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Blood ... Deficiency • ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Algorithm Decreased ... Deficiency (Eg ... Causes: Chronic ... Secondary to Inflammation ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
malignancies • Anemia ... (specifically: iron ... deficiency, hemolysis ... #Causes #hematology ... #secondary
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #hematology