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Thalassemias on Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Beta-Thalassemia:
 • Major
 • Intermediate
 • Trait
Alpha Thalassemia:
 • Trait-1 (α α/ α-)
Thalassemias on ... Electrophoresis Beta-Thalassemia ... • Trait Alpha Thalassemia ... DeLoughery @Bloodman #Thalassemias
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis ... types are the beta-thalassemia ... , alpha-thalassemia ... @Bloodman #Thalassemias
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia ... Target cells - Thalassemia ... elliptocytosis, Thalassemia ... anemia, Sickle-thalassemia
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
G6PD deficiency, Thalassemia ... Basophilic stippling: Thalassemia
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
Pappenheimer Bodies: Thalassemia ... Lead poisoning, Thalassemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
deficiency • Thalassemia ... : Alpha thalassemia ... , Beta thalassemia
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
HgbA • Beta-Thalassemia ... HgbA • Beta-Thalassemia ... • Alpha-Thalassemia
Pathophysiology of Hemolytic Anemia
 - Defects in RBC internal contents (thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and metabolic defects)
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internal contents (thalassemia
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Algorithm
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
Probable thalassemia

Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
anemia Probable thalassemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia ... Target Cell RBC: Thalassemia ... disease, S-beta thalassemia