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Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
deficiency of FVII ... deficiency of FVII ... inhibitors to FVII ... Disseminated intravascular ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... , FVII, FIX, FX ... , FVII, FIX, FX) ... hemorrhage • Disseminated ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
peripheral lesion of CN ... VII, the facial ... VII, exemplified ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... Palsy #Neurology #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... levels of factors VII ... Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... bleeding #DIC #Disseminated ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... syndrome • Acute disseminated ... #differential #diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Disseminated • ... lymphocytic meningitis, CN ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Tuberculoma: • Disseminated ... or abruptly • CN ... dysfunction: II/VI/VII ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
In this video, you ... cranial nerves VII ... CN VII (facial weakness ... “mee-mee-mee;” CN ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... reveal spherules) Disseminated ... Puncture only if CNS ... #Coccidioides #Diagnosis
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... evaluation of factor VII ... Inherited: • Factor VII ... liver failure, disseminated ... #Differential #Diagnosis