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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
chemotherapy, Athletes • Blood ... , Menorrhagia, Blood ... Deficiency #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #anemia ... #nutrition
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... , Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... key #diagnosis #differential
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... TSAT, sTfR • Blood ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Differential #
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... , and severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... athletes • Chronic Blood ... Loss (without anaemia ... #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Deficiency • Aplastic Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
deficiency anemia ... Chronic disease anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... deficiency anemia ... RBC #Morphology #differential
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
hypovolemia - Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... (reduced blood ... viscosity) - anemia ... - Chronic pulmonary
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Causes: Chronic Blood ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Microcytic #Anemia
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... demonstrating changes with iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia