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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... , Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... , Thalassemia, Iron ... deficiency anemia ... deficiency anemia ... #differential #
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Differential #
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Microcytic" • Iron ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #morphologic #mcv ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
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 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
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
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... disease • Prolidase deficiency ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia