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Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
of Anemias #Diagnosis ... #IM #Honc #Anemia ... #Differential #Iron ... #Algorithm #Microcytic ... #Macrocytic #Normocytic
Evaluation of Patients with Anemia

Microcytic, Normocytic, Macrocytic, Hemolytic (Intravascular and Extravascular)

#Diagnosis #Anemia #Workup #Macrocytic #Microcytic #Normocytic
Patients with Anemia ... Microcytic, Normocytic ... Extravascular) #Diagnosis ... #Anemia #Workup ... #Normocytic #Differential
Anemia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
 - History, Physical Exam, Labs
 - Microcytic
 - Normocytic
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Anemia - Workup ... Exam, Labs - Microcytic ... - Normocytic ... Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Diagnosis #causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Anemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic
#Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Honc #Anemia ... #Differential #Workup ... #Algorithm #Microcytic ... #Macrocytic #Normocytic
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Under 80 = microcytic ... (up to 100) = normocytic ... #Workup #Hematology ... #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework by MCV Microcytic ... inflammation) • Iron ... Normocytic ( ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic ... " • Iron deficiency ... 80 - 96 fL - "Normocytic ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of the initial work-up ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #Macrocytic #Anemia ... VitaminB12 #Folate #FolicAcid ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... rings of excess iron ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis