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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... disease, McLeod blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Transfusions: Cellular blood ... receiving HLA-selected products ... (e.g., HLA-matched ... #Indications #Hematology ... #BloodBank #Management
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... of substrate (e.g ... #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: Chronic Blood ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #hematology
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
and blood product ... , coagulation, etc ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Fibrin degradation products ... result in severe anemia ... of Peripheral blood ... immune hemolytic anemia ... #Workup #Hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... in recipient (e.g ... Blood products contain ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
invasive arterial blood ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
chemotherapy, etc ... • New-onset anemia ... on peripheral blood ... Electrophoresis #SPEP #Hematology ... #Diagnosis