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Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Anemias #Diagnosis #IM ... #Honc #Anemia # ... Differential #Iron ... #Algorithm #Microcytic ... #Macrocytic #Normocytic
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Algorithm Mean ... in acute blood loss ... erythropoietin (EPO), iron ... substrate (e.g. iron ... #Macrocytic
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell ... Dysfunction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Blood Loss ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss ... MCH, MCHC, Serum Iron ... Reticulocytes • Iron ... #Classification
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
medications, pancreatic dysfunction ... : • Worsening macrocytic ... neuropathy, fatigue, wt loss ... swelling, tenderness, loss ... , can consider IM