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Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Early liver disease ... unfractionated heparin ... cause e.g. heparin ... thrombin inhibitors, heparin ... Reduced liver synthesis
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Prolonged PT and aPTT ... the PT and the aPTT ... Pre-analytical cause (e.g. heparin ... thrombin inhibitors, heparin ... • Reduced liver
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... DIC • Severe Liver ... deficiency) • HIT: Heparin-PF4 ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... INR < 2.3 - APTT
How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Evaluate an Abnormal APTT ... : Is the PT or APTT ... K Antagonists, Heparin ... Prolonging the PT or APTT ... cause of Prolonged APTT
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
Thromboplastin Time (PTT ... inhibitor • Liver ... Thromboplastin Time (PTT ... elevated in: • Heparin ... thematttsai #PT #PTT
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
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Heparin - Unfractionated ... Heparin (UFH) vs ... Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin ... as compared to heparin ... available than aPTT
Coagulation cascade and anticoagulants 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#coagulation #coumadin #heparin #warfarin #apaxiban #pradaxa #xarelto #DOAC #vWF
coagulation #coumadin #heparin ... vWF #thrombin #ptt
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
hemoglobin/hemosiderin, Hepatic ... antiglobulin test, PT/aPTT ... hemosiderin • PT/aPTT
Approach to Elevated aPTT / PT - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

aPTT: Intrinsic / Final
PT: Extrinsic / Final

By
Approach to Elevated aPTT ... Diagnosis Algorithm aPTT ... #Elevated #aPTT
Algorithm for Investigation of Abnormal Coagulation Tests
- Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT and Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT

Dr.
PT - Prolonged aPTT ... PT - Prolonged aPTT ... Coagulation #Abnormal #APTT