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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Marrow Failure • Anemia ... (>100 fL) • B12 ... Myelodysplasia #Anemia
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Pernicious Anemia ... • Pernicious Anemia ... #Macrocytic #Anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
for Anemia (Morphological ... thalassemia • Anemia ... Normocytic" • Anemia ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin B12 ... #causes #hematology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
) Deficiency Clinical ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only ... #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... elevated, but anemia ... megaloblastic anemia ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #Macrocytic #Anemia
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... • B12/Folate ... AnemiaAnemia ... Non-lmmune #Anemia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... Myelodysplasia Nutritional deficiency ... : • B12/folate
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
oculomotor dysfunction, gait ... • Vitamin B12 ... Minerals: • Iron - Anemia ... cognitive dysfunction, anemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... , ataxia • Vitamin ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... #differential #diagnosis