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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Blood Smear • ... • Rule out B12 and ... Deficiency - Abnormal
Sclerodactyly: Diffuse thickening of the skin on the hands, in this case due to Scleroderma. 
Note
the skin on the hands ... , in this case due ... Note loss of normal ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Clinically significant ... of peripheral blood ... ) Differential ... cultures, including blood ... #differential #
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... anemia. ... months of life, the abnormal ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... Out Secondary Causes ... might look abnormal ... count with differential
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... are one of the abnormal ... In the right photo ... uremic syndromes, and ... #Clinical #Path
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ANEMIC ... loss) or abnormal ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
proportion of the red blood ... three peripheral blood ... well as varying clinical ... These causes could ... Normal range11.5
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ...

Causes of spherocyte ... hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood

Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Investigations: full blood ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... screen, including blood