photo.jpg

## ENDOCRINE DISEASES - RENAL FAILURE - LIVER DISEASE - COLLAGEN DISORDERS - CHRONIC INFECTION ## MACROCYTIC ANEMIAS They can be subdivided into megaloblastic and non-megaloblastic, based on the morphology of the erythroblasts (red cell precursors) in the bone marrow. ### MEGALOBLASTIC - VIT B12...

## ENDOCRINE DISEASES - RENAL FAILURE - LIVER DISEASE - COLLAGEN DISORDERS - CHRONIC INFECTION ## MACROCYTIC ANEMIAS They can be subdivided into megaloblastic and non-megaloblastic, based on the morphology of the erythroblasts (red cell precursors) in the bone marrow. ### MEGALOBLASTIC - VIT B12 DEFICIENCY - FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY ### NON-MEGALOBLASTIC - Liver disease - Alcoholism - Hypothyroidism - Aplastic anemia - Anemia of acute bleeding - Hemolytic anemias ## DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATIONS: - IS THE PATIENT ANEMIC? - WHAT IS THE TYPE OF AΝΕΜΙΑ? - WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF ANEMIA? - Is the patient anemic? - Hb level - RBC count - Hct - What is the type of anemia? - Red cell indices: MCV, MCH, MCHC - Red cell morphology (peripheral smear) - What is the cause of anemia?