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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Spherocytes on Smear
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential ... Algorithm Signs of anemia ... Abnormal peripheral smear ... #Differential #
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Megaloblastic Anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... Bite cells: G6PD deficiency ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... and severe iron deficiency ... anemia. ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Peripheral blood smear ... DAT (-) → G6PD Deficiency ... #Differential #
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Normal Blood Smear ... • Dietary Deficiency ... B12 and Folate Deficiency ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
peripheral blood smear ... changes with iron deficiency ... anemia. ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Anemia - Underproduction ... Algorithm - Iron deficiency ... anemia - Anemia ... and/or folate deficiency ... hematology #diagnosis #differential
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia ... C3d • Blood smear ... : Differential → ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential ... inflammation) • Iron deficiency ... Megaloblastic: Folate deficiency ... , B12 deficiency ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential