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Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Megaloblastic Anemia ... Peripheral Smear #Megaloblastic ... #Anemia #Peripheral
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... ACD, Aplastic anemia ... MCV > 100): • Megaloblastic ... antifolate) • Non-megaloblastic
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
hemoglobinopathies, megaloblastic ... anemia, myelophthisic ... anemia, congenital ... sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... thalassemia • Anemia ... Normocytic" • Anemia ... Macrocytic" • Megaloblastic ... deficiency • Non-megaloblastic
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Hypochromia Megaloblastic ... Anemia Schistocytes ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... interpretation #clinical #anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... • Symptomatic anemia ... infiltration or megaloblastic ... anemia Treatment ... SCVMCMed #Aplastic #Anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... • Macrocytic - Megaloblastic ... anemia, Liver diseases ... , Pernicious anemia
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... elevated, but anemia ... will correct the megaloblastic ... anemia, but not ... Macrocytosis #Macrocytic #Anemia
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
including laxative, enema ... Recovery from megaloblastic ... anemia, Hypothermia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
blood cell count (anemia ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Emergency Medicine • Megaloblastic ... Anemia • Myelophthisic ... dyserythropoietic anemia