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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory ... Testing SUMMARY ... deficiency if above normal ... #Testing #Comparison ... #Table #Fe
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Disease Normal ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBC Production - Normal ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelodysplastic Disorder - Abnormal ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Inflammation • Globally Abnormal ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Occlusion • Stable
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... differentiating kidney K wasting ... consumption • Low/Normal ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #differential #
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
) Differential ... especially in the setting ... bacteremia • Abnormal ... count on initial evaluation ... #differential #
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... decision for repeat testing ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... Evaluation for ... result in severe anemia ... immune hemolytic anemia ... WBC count and differential
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table