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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... , Target Cells, ... #Macrocytosis #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology Atlas ... RBC #Morphology #Atlas ... #key #diagnosis ... #differential #
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... and laboratory diagnosis ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Microscopy
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peripheral blood ... smear + DAT + further ... #Differential #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... disease, McLeod blood ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
No hemolytic anemia ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Fever #Travel #Differential