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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... the most likely cause ... #Macrocytic #Anemia ... #Workup #AAFP
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Under 80 = microcytic ... 95 (or 100) is macrocytic ... High in acute blood ... #Workup #Hematology ... #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Approach to Hypoproliferative ... Macrocytic Anemia ... MatthewHoMD #Macrocytic ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
(Morphological Approach ... MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic ... kidney disease, Acute ... MCV - >96fL - "Macrocytic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Drugs Oval Macrocytes ... Liver Disease #Macrocytic ... #Anemia #Macrocytosis ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... #Macrocytosis # ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... skin that are caused ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... syndromes with single-lineage ... Workup: • Complete