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Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Reticulocytosis/polychromasia ... breakdown • Anaemia ... Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... lncreased WBCs - Polychromatic ... Hemolysis - Polychromatic ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemias ... #Normocytic #Anemia
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... lead poisoning • Polychromasia ... decrease - PNH • Polychromasia ... ARUPLabs #Hemolytic #Anemia
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
right photo above polychromasia ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
Classification of Anemia
 
#diagnosis  #anemia #Cardiology  #medstudent #CEM
Classification of Anemia ... #diagnosis #anemia ... #Cardiology #medstudent
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... • Normal • Pulmonary ... Hypertension, Anemia ... Emphysematous COPD #Pulmonary
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
iron deficiency anemia ... viscosity) - anemia ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... Megaloblastic anemia ... , Pernicious anemia ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary
Anemia 

#diagnosis #algorithm #differential #cardiology #anemia#CEM

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes
CELL BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL INTERPRETATION
Anemia #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #anemia#CEM
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
• Fever • Anemia ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology