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Evaluation of Patients with Anemia

Microcytic, Normocytic, Macrocytic, Hemolytic (Intravascular and Extravascular)

#Diagnosis #Anemia #Workup #Macrocytic #Microcytic #Normocytic
Microcytic, Normocytic ... , Macrocytic, Hemolytic ... #Microcytic #Normocytic ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Bleed • Hemolysis ... Fragments • Microangiopathic ... Hemolytic Anemias ... Deficiency #Normocytic ... #Anemia #Differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Immune mediated hemolysis ... hemolytic anemia ... UnremarkableLab #Hemolytic ... #Anemia #Differential
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Normocytic ( ... -100): • Non-hemolytic ... , CKD • Hemolytic
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... (up to 100) = normocytic ... High in acute blood ... loss, hemolysis
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Chronic Infection) High ... #MCV #Classification
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Leukemia (CML) - Hemolytic ... Anemia - Others ... Drug-induced • High ... #endocrinology