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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Normal Blood Smear ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Iron Deficiency (Eg ... Blood Loss, Occult ... Other • e.g ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
function test, ANA (e.g ... unclear, or if a primary ... hematologic disorder ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
(e.g. autoimmune ... Post-splenectomy Primary ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... . primary cold agglutin ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
altered colour e.g ... nipple-like mass e.g ... a generalized disorder ... nettle sting #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Skin
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... , eg, cyclic neutropenia ... including white blood ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework ... Electrolyte Disorders ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram