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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (<80 fL) • Iron ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Marrow Failure • Anemia ... Myelodysplasia #Anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Loss (without anaemia ... #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... • Aplastic Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia ... #Classification
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Early Iron ... Deficiency # ... Normocytic #Anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #anemia ... #nutrition
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency (Eg ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Microcytic #Anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
for Anemia (Morphological ... Microcytic" • Iron ... thalassemia • Anemia ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
hypovolemia - Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... viscosity) - anemia ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Folate - Macrocytic anemia ... B12 - Macrocytic anemia ... - Anemia • Zinc ... cognitive dysfunction, anemia ... #table #differential