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Hb (g/dl)
6 mo - < 5 yrs
< 11
> 5 yrs
< 12
Erythropoetin
Metals - Fe, Mangenese, cobalt
Vitamins B12, B6, folate, thiamine,
riboflavin, patethoic acid, C, E
Amino acids
Hormones GM-CSF, Stem cell factor,
thyroxine and androgens
Hematopoiesis
It is important to establish :
A single cell line problem (red blood
cells)
Or
A multiple cell line problem (red cell,
white cell, and platelets)
Usually indicates bone marrow
involvement, immunologic
disorders,
peripheral destruction of cells
1.
2.
Defects of hemoglobin
Defects of the red cell membrane
Defects of red cell metabolism
Antibody-mediated
Mechanical injury to the erythrocyte
Thermal injury to the erythrocyte
Oxidant-induced red cell injury
Paroxysmal nocturnal hb-uria
Hypersplenism
3.
Blood Loss
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Maternal
history
2. Family history
3. Patient history
Pregnancy/delivery complications
Anemic during pregnancy
Pica/ nonfood product ingestion
Drug ingestion
Anemia
Jaundice
Splenomegaly
Gallstones
Cancer
Transfusion
Bleeding disorders
BLOOD SMEAR
Microcytic Anemia (MCV<80fl)
Normocytic Anemia (MCV 80100 fl)
Macrocytic Anemia (MCV >100
fl)
Age (yrs)
1 - 3 days
0.5 2
24
57
8 11
12 14
15 17
18 19
MCV (fl)
95 - 121
70 - 84
73 - 85
75 - 87
77 - 90
78 - 91
78 - 94
80 - 100
ANEMIA
MCV
MICROCYTIC
NORMOCYTI
C
Reticulocyte
count
Iron
Deficiency
High
Coombs Test
Negative
Thalassemia
Bilirubin
Chronic
Normal
High
disease
Hb-pathy
Lead
Membrane defect
Hemolyti
Hemorrhag
poisoning
c infection
e Secondary : drugs,
MACROCYTI
C
Positive
Autoimmune
Isoimmune
Coombs
test
ANEMIA
MCV
MICROCYTIC
NORMOCYTIC MACROCYTI
C
Reticulocyte
Leukocyte &
Platelets
Low
Normal
Malignancy
Aplastic
Anemia
Increased
Infection
ANEMIA
MCV
MICROCYTIC
MACROCYTIC
Folate
deficiency Vit
B12 defic.
Aplastic
anemia
Preleukemia
Liver disease
NORMOCYTI
C
Erytrocyte RDW
Trait Thal
N
ADB
Thal
N /
Retic
Slide
poikilositosis (+)
N /
anisositosis (+),
hipokrom
poikilositosis,
anisositosis (++)
hipokrom
History
P.E.
Lab : - elevated reticulocyte count
- Coombs test
- Hb electrophoresis
- osmotic fragility
- specific enzyme assay
- blood smear