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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Disease #Macrocytic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease ... , Acute blood loss ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... treatment • Elevated liver ... without discernable cause ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... Disease • Marrow ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
ascites (SAAG>I.I), esophageal ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #hepatology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
—100-fold with acute ... disease, ALT and ... deficiency - Anemia ... blood loss from esophageal ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infiltrative disease ... • Acute liver ... #Hepatology #causes