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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Loss • Acute ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Infectious: • Acute ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Spherocytes, RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Fatigue • Acute ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Treatment: • Consider ... progress to MDS or acute ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC ... #differential #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
transform into a RBC ... the peripheral blood ... Index > 3: • Acute ... blood loss: Trauma ... Production #Index #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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↑ LDH • Anti-RBC ... type ± C3d • Blood ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology