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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
ordering a peripheral smear ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... Algorithm #Workup #AAFP
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... hypersegmented neutrophils, macrocytosis ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... phase: Peripheral smear ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #management #Bartonella
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... infectious disease caused ... positive serology, smear ... #Management #Treatment