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Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Coagulation Deficiencies ... of Factor IX Acquired ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular System - Acquired ... Disease • Other deficiencies ... Coagulation Proteins - Acquired ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
: Iron deficiency ... Folate • Hormone deficiencies ... • "Hospital-acquired ... cell anemia, G6PD deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acquired: • Mild ... Combined factor deficiencies ... Acquired: • Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Acquired deficiency ... Early vitamin K deficiency ... Congenital deficiency ... coagulation factors deficiencies ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... ) - Diagnosis and ... Vitamin C is required ... : • Vitamin C deficiency ... iron and folate deficiencies
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... Clinical diagnosis ... Hemodynamically stable ... clinical tamponade of shock ... SlowMotion #clinical #echocardiogram