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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Macrocytic Anemia Mnemonic

BIG FAT RED CELLS

B12 malabsorption
Inherited
Gastrointestinal disease

Folic acid deficiency
Alcoholism
Thiamine responsive

Reticulocytes (mis-counted as large RBCs)
Endocrine (hypothyroid)
Dietary

Chemotherapeutic drugs
Erythro leukemia
Liver disease
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Splenectomy

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