Utility of the peripheral smear and laboratory studies in the ...
Utility of the peripheral smear and laboratory studies in the ...
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Approach to <strong>the</strong> Workup <strong>of</strong><br />
Anemia<br />
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CBC -<br />
def<strong>in</strong>e & characterize anemia<br />
Look at red cell <strong>in</strong>dices<br />
Categorize <strong>the</strong> anemia based on RBC size<br />
Reticulocyte count -<br />
marrow response<br />
An elevated retic <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> absence <strong>of</strong> bleed<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>dicates hemolysis<br />
Peripheral <strong>smear</strong> review<br />
Confirm <strong>the</strong> CBC f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Anisopoikilocytosis; types <strong>of</strong> “poikilocytes”<br />
Consider <strong>the</strong> differential diagnosis<br />
Plan your <strong>laboratory</strong> evaluation