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Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Interpretation Iron deficiency ... Iron deficiency ... Interpretation #deficiency ... #differential #hematology ... #laboratory
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Algorithm Labs: Ferritin ... TSAT, sTfR • Blood ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #ferritin ... #hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency ... carrying component of blood ... synthesis • Ferritin ... #Anemia #IDA #ferritin ... Fe #diagnosis #hematology
Interpretation of Components of the CBC (Complete Blood Count)

#CBC #Interpretation #CompleteBloodCount #Hematology #Differential #Diagnosis #Laboratory
CBC (Complete Blood ... CompleteBloodCount #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
RBC>13 • Iron Deficiency ... Causes: Chronic Blood ... Malabsorption, Dietary Deficiency ... ) Ferritin normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... MCHC, Serum Iron, Ferritin ... Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
• Vitamin K deficiency ... • Factor VII deficiency ... II, fibrinogen deficiency ... Thromboplastin #laboratory ... #hematology #diagnosis
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia/blood ... loss (Fe deficiency ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
clotting factor deficiency ... Patient has a factor deficiency ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #laboratory
Recently TEG has emerged as a more integrative approach which explores both clotting factors and cellular
sample of whole blood ... Interpretation #Laboratory ... #Hematology