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Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... #laboratory
Normal Intracardiac Pressures and O2 Saturations by Chamber

#Normal #Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations #Chamber #Cardiology #Diagnosis #Laboratory #Wedge
Pressures and O2 Saturations ... Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Lineage

#Hematopoietic #StemCell #Lineage #hematology #diagnosis #maturation
StemCell #Lineage #hematology ... #diagnosis #maturation
Calculating a Reticulocyte Index (RI)
Reticulocyte Index = Absolute Reticulocyte Count / Maturation Correction
Absolute Reticulocyte Count =
Reticulocyte Count / Maturation ... Index #RI #RPI #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythropoietin, O2 Saturation ... Secreting Tumor - O2 Saturation ... Hemoglobin - O2 Saturation ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Chronic Disease - Laboratory ... FEP, serum iron, saturation-worthless ... Chronic #Disease #Laboratory
hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation ... hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... Production #Index #hematology
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Maturation proceeds ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Erythropoiesis (RBC Production and Maturation)

Pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell → Proerythroblast (a.k.a. pronormoblast) → Erythroblast (a.k.a. normoblast)
Production and Maturation ... RBC #Production #Maturation ... #hematology #pathophysiology