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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Disease #Macrocytic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia (sometimes) Macrocytic ... disease, Etc. ... Unstable hemoglobin disorders ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss, Occult ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
caused by blood ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology