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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Loss • Acute Bleed ... Smear • Chronic Bleed ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Classification
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... 1a - Spurting Bleed ... Re-bleeding Ib - Oozing Bleed ... Re-bleeding #Forrest #Classification ... Risks #Grading #gastroenterology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... • Acute Bleed ... Spherocytes, RBC ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemias ... #Normocytic #Anemia
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
transform into a RBC ... particular degree of anemia ... Index < 2: • Anemia ... loss: Trauma, Gl bleed ... , Intrinsic RBC
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Fe/TlBC, MCV/RBC ... Blood Loss, Occult Bleed ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Microcytic #Anemia
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... of GI Bleed (Other ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... MatthewHoMD #GI #Bleed ... #gastroenterology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC