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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 Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency (Eg Causes: Chronic ... Blood Loss, Occult ... #Macrocytosis # ... #Causes #Hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... Index > 3: • Acute ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Acute • Myloid ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... #Disorders #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... the presence of anemia ... • Serum and urine ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... edema, active urine ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology