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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Mean Corpuscular ... Hypothyroidism • Myelodysplasia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Dysplastic • Myelodysplastic ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... cell types are abnormal ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Disorders - Myelodysplastic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... #Disorders #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
some patients) Normal ... of chronic kidney ... disease, Acute blood ... Hypothyroidism, Myelodysplastic ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Blood Loss ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... RBC Production - Normal ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for workup, including ... : Acute blood loss ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic
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
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency (Eg Causes: Chronic ... Blood Loss, Occult ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology