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Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... loss: Intravascular ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... - Drugs (Beta lactam ... G6PD deficiency) ... #Causes #differential ... #anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
• Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... , Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency ... , Disseminated intravascular ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... failure, Short bowel syndrome ... , Thiamine deficiency
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Microcytic" • Iron ... deficiency • ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... malignancies • Anemia ... (specifically: iron ... deficiency, hemolysis ... Myelodysplastic syndrome
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... normal glucose, ask ... inhibitors and SGLT2 deficiency ... (rare in lit), iron ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Urine Color - Differential ... UTI, Porphyria, Intravascular ... hemolysis (G6PD deficiency ... , sickle cell anemia ... iron, Imipenem-cilastatin
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency ... #Differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

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