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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 ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... ) - Differential ... (e.g. ... #MCV #Classification ... #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Reticulocytes, MCV ... Disease • Marrow ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Syndrome (CAS): ... • Symptoms of anemia ... • hemolytic anemia ... younger pts) Differential ... #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... changes), high MCV ... anemia (vegan, ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... ) - Differential ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Macrocytosis # ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
. primary cold agglutin ... disorders, Mycoplasma ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... - Hemolytic anemia ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... Connective tissue disorders ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology