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Anemia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
 - History, Physical Exam, Labs
 - Microcytic
 - Normocytic
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Anemia - Workup ... Exam, Labs - Microcytic ... Normocytic - Macrocytic ... #Workup #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
evaluation of macrocytic ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... of the initial work-up ... #Macrocytic #Anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic ... MCV - >96fL - "Macrocytic ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Drugs Oval Macrocytes ... Liver Disease #Macrocytic ... #Anemia #Macrocytosis
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... cardiomyopathy) • Folate - Macrocytic ... anemiaVitamin ... B12 - Macrocytic ... nutrition #table #differential
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... #Macrocytosis # ... elevatedMCV #Differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... : • Worsening macrocytic ... hypersegmented neutrophils, macrocytosis ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... • Nutritional: vitamin ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential