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Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
On a stain for reticulocytes ... The reticulocyte ... #Clinical #Path
General Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Check reticulocyte count to determine if hypo/hyper-proliferative
2) Exclude
Framework 1) Check reticulocyte ... ) 3) Use MCV & clinical ... hematology #algorithm #reticulocyte
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
., corrected reticulocyte ... i.e., corrected reticulocyte ... well as varying clinical ... #Pancytopenia #reticulocytes
Calculating a Reticulocyte Index (RI)
Reticulocyte Index = Absolute Reticulocyte Count / Maturation Correction
Absolute Reticulocyte Count =
Calculating a Reticulocyte ... Index (RI) Reticulocyte ... Index = Absolute Reticulocyte ... Count = % of reticulocytes ... SatyaPatelMD #Reticulocyte
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
orthochromic normoblast – reticulocyte ... #Clinical #Path
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
ovale prefer big reticulocytes ... #peripheral #clinical
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
peripheral smear, reticulocyte ... Production (↓ reticulocytes ... (hemolysis, ↑ reticulocytes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
investigations depending on clinical ... LDH, platelets, reticulocytes
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Reticulocyte count ... percentage of reticulocytes ... Corrected reticulocyte ... count OR reticulocyte
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
labs: CBC, BMP, Reticulocytes ... schistocytes > 1% • ↑ Reticulocyte