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Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... Tropical sprue, IBD, Bypass ... surgery, Bacterial ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... excluded limb • Treatment ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
or folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology