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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
deficiency anemia ... anemia (sometimes ... Sideroblastic anemia ... deficiency anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... anemia, Thalassemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... , Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency
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
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia vs Anemia ... of Chronic Disease ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Chronic #Disease
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
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
determine if their anemia ... is secondary to iron ... deficiency as well as anemia ... of chronic disease ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Anemia - Underproduction ... Algorithm - Iron ... deficiency anemia ... - Anemia of chronic ... chronic kidney disease
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... TSAT, sTfR • Blood ... Structural: Celiac disease ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... Microcytic" • Iron ... thalassemia • Anemia ... , Acute blood loss ... , Anemia of chronic
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