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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... ) Morphology Atlas ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
lymphoma, Multiple myeloma ... lymphoma, Multiple myeloma ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... Formation • Multiple Myeloma ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Syndrome (CAS): ... Blood smear - RBC ... younger pts) Differential ... significance (MGUS), CLL, Myeloma ... #hematology #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Leukocytosis, anemia
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential