All that blood study making you faint, fatigued and short of breath? Well, you might be anaemic but how can we tell why? Join us on our first expedition of this season of highs and lows as we take apart the full blood count one episode at a time. Let’s start with an approach to a cup half-empty of blood - anaemia! 

TIMESTAMPS

2:10 - The Motto of Haematology  
3:08 - Definitions - How low is low?  
4:24 - MCV is Key  
6:43 - TICS and RACH have BLOOD in common  
8:47 - TICS(L) - Microcytic Causes  
9:27 - Thalassaemia  
12:58 - Iron deficiency  
19:33 - Chronic disease  
22:39 - Sideroblastic anaemia  
25:35 - Lead poisoning aka med school fodder  
27:46 - RACH - Normocytic Causes  
28:01 - Renal Disease  
30:32 - Acute blood loss  
31:55 - Chronic disease back again  
32:18 - Haemolysis - Pls See Season 2  
34:46 - (Surprise Myeloma - Pls Also See Season 3)  
35:18 - BLOOD - Macrocytic Causes  
35:37 - (Except it could be retics)  
36:33 - B12 Deficiency  
38:43 - Liver Disease  
39:16 - etOh  
39:54 - fOlate Deficiency  
42:04 - Drugs/Dysplasia  
43:19 - The red cell maturation pathway  
45:28 - Megaloblastic vs. non-megaloblastic  
51:09 - Thyroid - might be a thing?  
53:03 - What's in an anaemia work-up?  
57:05 - Take Home Messages

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