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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Iron, B-12, or folate ... Reduction == Increase ... • Hemolytic anemia ... HgbA1c #Laboratory #Increase ... #Decrease #Diagnosis
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Deficiency • Decreased ... in this era • Increased ... have hemolytic anemia ... anticonvulsants lead to increase ... #deficiency #FolicAcid
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... combination of: Decreased ... Hypochromic RBCs Decreased ... Deficiency • B12/Folate ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... also causes an elevation ... but undiagnosed, folate ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #FolicAcid #MMA