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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
== Decreased RBC ... turnover • Iron, B-12 ... , or folate deficiency ... • Hemolytic anemia ... #DM2 #Differential
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
also causes an elevation ... deficiency is present ... deficiency. ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... Algorithm #Workup #AAFP
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... • B12/Folate ... Deficiency • Aplastic ... #Classification ... #Approach #Differential
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
deficiency. ... associated with decreased ... autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... muscle use • Decreased ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Differential # ... #typea #typeb #classification