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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #MCV #Classification ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Liver Function ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Stenosis Grading - Normal ... Stenosis Grading - Normal ... Spine #Report #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Lumbar Central Canal ... Grading - Normal ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... #causes #classification ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBC Production - Normal ... #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... some patients) Normal ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Findings in Hepatic / Liver ... deficiency - Anemia ... leads to chronic anemia ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... #hematology
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar Central Canal ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Central #Foraminal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI