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Markers of Organ Dysfunction in Severe Sepsis 
Altered consciousness 
Confusion 
Psychosis 

Tachycardia 
Hypotension 
Altered CVP 
Altered
Jaundice Enzymes, PT ... Creatinine PT ... /APTT, D-Dimer ... Platelets, Protein
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
Creatinine - Platelets ... Transaminases - LDH - PT ... /PTT - Schistocytes
Effect of Anticoagulants on Coagulation Tests
PT / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa Activity, Activated Clotting Time, Thrombin Time,
Coagulation Tests PT ... / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa ... Anticoagulants #Tests #Anticoagulation
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Prolonged PT ... /PTT • Low plasma ... Fibrinogen: ↓ • PT ... /INR: ↑ • PTT: ... INR < 2.3 - APTT
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Laboratory • Normal platelet ... 2B) • Normal PT ... INR • Normal aPTT
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... ristocetin • Normal platelet ... , PT, PTT (diff ... count and platelet ... • Platelet flow
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
multicomponent complexes on platelets ... Coagulation #Cascade #platelet ... thrombin #clot #PT ... #PTT #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #anticoagulation
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
== NORMAL PT ... /NORMAL PTT: • ... level NORMAL PT ... Perform a PTT mixing ... /NORMAL PTT: Suggests
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
< 1800/uL, • platelet ... iron studies, PT ... /aPTT Differential
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
Coagulation (DIC) Platelet ... thrormbin-induced platelet ... aggregation PT ... , aPTT: • Expected ... using INR use PT