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Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal ... Deficiency Anemia ... Test for celiac disease ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... workup #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Structural: Celiac disease ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... Inflammatory (IBD ... #gastroenterology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
maturation factor is ... deficiencies: Iron ... Chronic kidney disease ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Production #Index #hematology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Occult blood and/or iron ... deficiency anemia ... , asymptomatic IBD
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... anemia, Rebound ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Vasculitides, IBD ... , Celiac disease
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... From Blood Cancer ... tolerate anemia ... toxicity from iron ... #algorithm #hematology