Sunday Fundamentals VMR - August 9, 2026 - Progressive Dyspnea
August 9, 2026
Chief Concern
Progressive Dyspnea
Presenter
Sarah Blaine
Discussants
Kirtan Patolia, Manaswini Keshav
Teaching Pearl
After Iron studies, worth getting hemolytic anemia workup -> Haptoglobin, LDH; Reticulocyte count vs reticulocyte proliferation index -> absolute count >100,000 you can assume it is elevated but cannot trust %. RPI >2 = appropriate bone marrow response and here % > 6%.