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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 • ... • Small Bowel ... • Rule out B12 and
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 ... #Clinical #Path
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
proportion of the red blood ... , sex, race as well ... as varying clinical ... These causes could ... Normal range11.5
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
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

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
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... pseudoanemia is a normal ... can cause a 3-6% ... pathophysiology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Blockage of the Blood
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Workup: • Full Blood ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... variably: On one hand ... systemic complaints- anemia ... (Cornelia NEJM