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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Blood Smear • ... • Small Bowel ... • Rule out B12 and ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... are a Howell-Jolly ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... trait do very well ... clinically and ... no significant anemia ... months of life, the abnormal
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 #
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
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
proportion of the red blood ... three peripheral blood ... , sex, race as well ... as varying clinical ... Normal range11.5
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... DNA which, under normal ... in the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... liver blood tests ... well include extrahepatic ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... loss of normal ... hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... Interpretation Steps for Blood ... ABG And BMP Normal ... D-lactate (short bowel ... Renal failure (uremia