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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased WBCs ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... #Causes #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Blood Loss ... • Acute Bleed - ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Infectious: • Acute ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Acute • Myloid ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Disorder - Abnormal morphology ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... #Disorders #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Fatigue • Acute ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
disease, Acute ... blood loss, Anemia ... #morphologic #mcv ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... blood loss), Vitamin ... Index > 3: • Acute ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential