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Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
, Acute blood loss ... - "Macrocytic" ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... Normal Blood Smear ... Disease #Macrocytic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... (sometimes) Macrocytic ... , Liver disease, ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Blood Loss, Occult ... Secondary to Inflammation ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... IgA, IgG, IgM (CVID ... anemia (vegan, ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... deficiency • Liver ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Vascular Causes ... intestines, white blood ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
infection risk secondary ... • Liver diseases ... and hepatitis ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology