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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
reticulocyte count is elevated ... also causes an elevation ... deficiency is present ... deficiency. ... #VitaminB12 #Folate
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 ... • Dietary Deficiency ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... and Folate Deficiency
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... • B12/Folate ... Deficiency • Aplastic ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... #Classification
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Kinase - Causes of Elevated ... Levels Acute CK Elevation ... Neuromuscular disorders ... - Vit D/E deficiency ... #CK #differential
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... - Iron deficiency ... paralyses CNS Disorders ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... #differential #
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... intracranial pressure - Elevated ... eliminated • Elevation
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency ... #Differential # ... #typea #typeb #classification
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Check Vitamin B12 ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12 ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Prolidase deficiency ... sediment, and elevated ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia