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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Blood Smear • ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... ordering a peripheral smear ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Blood ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... Spherocytes on Smear ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... Microcytic #Anemia #Macrocytosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hereditary ... Peripheral blood smear ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... If persistent macrocytosis ... /other causes • ... modifications Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... the body louse, causes ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... • Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis