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Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Hyperferritinemia - Differential ... Check the iron saturation ... to differentiate ... elevation Dr ... Hyperferritinemia #Differential
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
To you help differentiate ... the following approach ... Deficiency #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Ferritin #Transferrin ... #Saturation #Percentage
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
associated with extreme elevations ... histoplasmosis #Ferritin ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... MCHC, Serum Iron, Ferritin ... #Differential #
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Approach to Conjugated ... Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm