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Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... - Enzyme Acquired ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Causes #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Deficiency • Aplastic Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Marrow Failure • Anemia ... Myelodysplasia #Anemia ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
for Anemia (Morphological ... thalassemia • Anemia ... patients), "Hospital-acquired ... anemia" High MCV ... #causes #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #causes #classification ... #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of Lactate ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typeb #classification
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... #TypeA #TypeB #lactate
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... shallow breathing in adults ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... : • Anemia ... • Hypovolemic shock
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential Diagnosis ... HLH or Adult Onset ... Hematologic Malignancy ... Sideroblastic anemia ... In adults, HLH is
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... - Drugs (Beta lactam ... #hematology #anemia