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Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Normal range 11.5% ... in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... #Workup #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... CD13, CD33, CD34, HLA-DR ... anemia - ... #Disorders #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic ... some patients) Normal ... disease, Acute blood ... MCV - >96fL - "Macrocytic ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... Liver Disease #Macrocytic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes: Chronic Blood ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... corpuscular volume into microcytic ... three peripheral blood ... Normal range11.5
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss ... RBC Production - Normal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... PBC, PSC, IgG4, HLH ... function may be abnormal ... intestines, white blood ... #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... number and appears abnormal ... cell types are abnormal ... low and appear abnormal ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
: - Hepatitis ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... megakaryocytes and a normal ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology