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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
: Pyridoxine deficiency ... Thalassemia, Iron deficiency ... B12 or Folate deficiency ... deficiency, Unstable ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Consider sickle cell disease ... Cold agglutinins disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... , Liver diseases ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Dietary Deficiency ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... • Liver Disease
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... and treatment/follow‐up ... of iron deficiency ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
initial phase of the disease ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Spherocytosis, G6PD, PK, HbC ... , B12 deficiency ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... urine sediment - WBC ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis