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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... AtlasMicrocytic ... Lead poisoning • Macrocytic ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
(sometimes) Macrocytic ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... 95 (or 100) is macrocytic ... of substrate (e.g ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... and laboratory diagnosis ... , not a morphologic ... count, D-dimer, egg ... #Hematology #Pathology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis ... #arthritis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... (to support a diagnosis ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
red bone marrow, e.g ... Diagnosis? ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... #Workup #Hematology