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Learning about thromboelastography (TEG).
- Tom Fadial
@thame

#Diagnosis #Hematology #Coagulation #Pharmacology #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #Thromboelastography #Laboratory
Learning about thromboelastography ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation ... #Thromboelastography
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Thromboelastogram Interpretation ... Reaction Time (R Value ... , protamine K value ... #Thromboelastography ... #coagulation #hematology
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation ... thromboelastogram #TEG #hematology ... #interpretation ... diagnosis #components #thromboelastography
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Function Tests (LFTs ... ) - Normal Values ... and Interpretation ... #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Recently TEG has emerged as a more integrative approach which explores both clotting factors and cellular
#Diagnosis #Thromboelastography ... Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Hematology
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY ... 2 mm • K - K value ... Thromboelastogram #Thromboelastography ... #CriticalCare #Hematology ... #Interpretation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... • R value = (ALT ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
Thromboelastography ... is needed (its value ... SatyaPatelMD #Thromboelastography ... Thromboelastogram #TEG #interpretation ... #hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Chemistries - Interpretation ... of LFTs R-value ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs ... #RValue #interpretation