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Macrocytic anaemia. Options? - megaloblastosis - MDS - liver disease - haemolysis Normocytic anaemia. Options? - blood loss - marrow failure - secondary anaemia - haemolysis - chronic inflammation - congenital sideroblastic anaemia Microcytic anaemia. Options? - Fe deficiency - thalassaemia What is a clue to reticulocytes on a blood smear? Polychromasia Why might there be increased reticulocytes? haemolysis acute haemorrhage leukoerythroblastic response Why might there be decreased reticulocytes? secondary anaemia eg chronic renal failure hypoplastic anaemia eg aplastic anaemia lack of haematinics