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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Decreased RBC ... Infiltration Increased RBC ... Thalassemia • RBC ... Disorder • RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Polychromatic Macrocytes, RBC ... Spherocytes, RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... cardiac muscle, RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
patient with McLeod Syndrome ... expression of Kell RBC ... associated with chronic ... SpurCells #McLeod #Syndrome ... #Smear #Pathology
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
Suggested algorithm ... CBC, complete blood ... MGUS #Followup #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #multiplemyeloma
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
- Fe/TlBC, MCV/RBC ... Deficiency (Eg Causes: Chronic ... TIBC Normal - MCV/RBC ... inclusions in RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... Pernicious Anemia RBCs ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... Triggers: Diuretics, PRBC ... • Lab values: WBC ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology