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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
factor for HIV, HCV ... blood smear, HIV/HCV ... changes), high MCV ... anemia (vegan, ... #Causes #Workup
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) ... Low MCV - <80fL ... patients) Normal MCV ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #MCV #Classification ... #Hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
RBC are produced ... anemia (MCV 80- ... (MCV>100 fl). ... These causes could ... /mean MCV) × 100
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... increased - Fe/TlBC, MCV ... TIBC Normal - MCV ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... - Hemolytic anemia ... deficiency • Liver ... • HCV, HBV Not
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Fibrin degradation products ... result in severe anemia ... and decreased platelet ... immune hemolytic anemia ... #Workup #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... heme (bleeding), CV ... Better call hematology ... causes: Many of ... #hematology