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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Blood Smear • Drugs ... • Dietary Deficiency ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... #Anemia #Macrocytosis ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
RBC>13 • Iron Deficiency ... Malabsorption, Dietary Deficiency ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... #Macrocytosis # ... elevatedMCV #Differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... : • Worsening macrocytic ... hypersegmented neutrophils, macrocytosis ... , can consider IM ... #Deficiency #diagnosis