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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
of Anemia with Normal ... PRV, Chronic) Normal ... Polychromatic Macrocytes, Normal ... Hemoglobinopathy - Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Algorithm Relative - Normal ... RBC Mass / Decreased ... Positive - Low/Normal ... carboxyhemoglobin, Abnormal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Deficiency) Ferritin normal ... , TIBC normal/decreased ... , TIBC Normal - ... Increased HgbA2, Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... if increased or decreased ... Intoxication - Normal ... • Serum K: low/normal ... • Serum K high/normal
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... - Diarrhea pH Normal ... Decreased Mg ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... - Differential ... Algorithm High or Normal ... Malignancy • Normal ... #nephrology #PTH
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... Renal Losses: • Normal ... Estrogen based Rx • Normal ... ADHR, XLHR - Normal
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Signs ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology