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Evaluation of Patients with Anemia

Microcytic, Normocytic, Macrocytic, Hemolytic (Intravascular and Extravascular)

#Diagnosis #Anemia #Workup #Macrocytic #Microcytic #Normocytic
Evaluation of Patients ... with Anemia Microcytic ... #Workup #Macrocytic ... #Microcytic #Normocytic ... Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Anemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Evaluation of Anemia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential # ... Workup #Algorithm ... #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Under 80 = microcytic ... 95 (or 100) is macrocytic ... High in acute blood ... #Workup #Hematology ... #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Hypoproliferative Macrocytic ... MatthewHoMD #Macrocytic ... #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... of the initial work-up ... #Macrocytosis #Macrocytic ... #Workup #AAFP
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Myloid ... Pseudo Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic ... anemia - ... Myelofibrosis (MF
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... immune-complex hemolytic anemia ... • Acute HTR ... Prosthetic heart valves
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Anemia of Hospitalization ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... blood loss or acute ... pathophysiology #differential
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential