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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Marrow ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Approach to Hypoproliferative ... • 812, Folate Deficiency ... Hypothyroid • Liver Disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... #MCV #Algorithm ... #Differential #
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
secondary to iron deficiency ... of chronic disease ... To you help differentiate ... the following approach ... #Anemia #Algorithm
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
(Morphological Approach ... chronic kidney disease ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Hypoglycemia • Anemia ... • AFib/AFlutter ... #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Dietary Deficiency ... #Causes #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Structural: Celiac disease ... #Anemia #Differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... DAT (-) → G6PD Deficiency ... malignancy, autoimmune disease ... #causes