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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Algorithm Normal Blood ... Smear • Drugs ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... Formation • Multiple ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Autoagglutination should also be distinguished from “Rouleaux formation” wherein normal blood tends to form stacks on
formation” wherein ... normal blood tends ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Blood #Smear # ... #Formation #Hematology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
• New-onset anemia ... bleeding) • Rouleaux ... formations noted ... on peripheral blood ... smear • Renal
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
post exchange: blood ... inclusions, improved clinically ... and spur cells, +rouleoux ... formation Splenectomized ... lysis: fever, anemia