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Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
to Anemia - Differential ... Reticulocytes, MCV ... #Classification ... #Approach #Differential ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... anemia (vegan, ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Synthesis or Decreased Globin ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Microcytic #Anemia ... #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 ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Causes #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... Connective tissue disorders ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology