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Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia ... #Differential #Iron ... #Algorithm #Microcytic ... #Macrocytic #Normocytic ... #Ddxof
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... inflammation) • Iron ... Normocytic ( ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver ... #MCV #Algorithm
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
(up to 100) = normocytic ... 95 (or 100) is macrocytic ... erythropoietin (EPO), iron ... substrate (e.g. iron ... #Workup #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
" • Iron deficiency ... 80 - 96 fL - "Normocytic ... MCV - >96fL - "Macrocytic ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polychromatic Macrocytes ... • Early Iron ... Deficiency #Normocytic ... #Causes #Hematology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
MDMA), Alcohol, Iron ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis