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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... on Smear • Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - ... Reactive: • Anemia ... Myelofibrosis • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... • Infections: Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... #Normocytic #Anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... malignancies • Anemia ... hemorrhage) • Chronic ... Myelofibrosis (MF) • Chronic ... #hematology #secondary
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, Chronic disease ... myeloma Rouleaux: Chronic ... Multiple myeloma, Chronic ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Fe/TlBC, MCV/RBC ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... : Chronic Blood ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
(Morphological Approach ... of chronic inflammation ... of chronic kidney ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... PV), Essential Thrombocytosis ... Blood #Disorders #hematology