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BOF 16
Differential diagnosis of Iron deficiency anaemia ……all are true except:
1-aluminuim toxicity
2-beta thalassaemia syndromes
3-alpha thalassaemia syndromes
4- Lead poisoning
5-aplastic anaemia

Answer: 5
1-important in dialysis patients and causes resistance to Erythropoietin therapy
2-especially the minor trait
3-especially the minor trait, a clue that the patient is an Asian one with normal haemoglobin electrophoresis and normal ferritin
4-and sideroblastic anaemia: clue is a dimorphic blood picture
Remember: Microcytosis and hypochromia have a relatively narrow differential diagnosis so you have to know it because it is a common clinical problem.
Aplastic anaemia causes either a normocytic or macrocytic anaemia

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Revise iron deficiency anaemia KEYS to SUCCESS in Medicine page 368-372

 

 

 

 

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