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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
• Iron, B-12, or ... folate deficiency ... • Hemolytic anemia ... glycosylation • Vitamin ... #DM2 #Differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
) Morphology Microcytic ... , Iron deficiency ... (sometimes) Macrocytic ... RBC: Vitamin B12 ... #Morphology #differential
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Drugs Oval Macrocytes ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... • Dietary Deficiency ... RBCs in Rouleaux
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Decreased ... WBCs - Decreased ... • Early Iron Deficiency ... #Differential #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Decreased RBC ... Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate ... Deficiency • Aplastic
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Lead poisoning • Macrocytic ... Post-splenectomy, Vitamin ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC ... key #diagnosis #differential
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential ... Spherocytosis, G6PD, PK, HbC ... Infections Macrocytic ... , B12 deficiency ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
" • Iron deficiency ... MCV - >96fL - "Macrocytic ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... morphologic #mcv #differential
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
cardiomyopathy) • Folate - Macrocytic ... anemiaVitamin ... B12 - Macrocytic ... blindness, dermatitis, decreased ... nutrition #table #differential
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
evaluation of macrocytic ... (RBC = red blood ... B12 deficiency ... deficiency. ... #Macrocytosis #Macrocytic