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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on Smear • Chronic ... Deficiency • B12/Folate ... • Anemia of Chronic
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, Chronic disease ... Vitamin B12 or Folate ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Diagnostic Algorithm ... - Anemia of chronic ... Vitamin B12 and/or folate ... #differential # ... workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
(RBC = red blood ... reticulocyte count is elevated ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #AAFP
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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with elevated Mean ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... Folate
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
transform into a RBC ... , Vitamin B12, Folate ... , Intrinsic RBC ... #differential # ... diagnosis #calculation
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Myocardial Injury - Elevated ... Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • Chronic ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
result in severe anemia ... schistocytes, nucleated RBCs ... immune hemolytic anemia ... count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... concentrations in: RBCs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Laboratory