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Effect of Anticoagulants on Coagulation Tests
PT / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa Activity, Activated Clotting Time, Thrombin Time,
Effect of Anticoagulants ... Coagulation Tests PT ... / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #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
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
thrombin #clot #PT ... #PTT #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #anticoagulation ... #anticoagulant
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... coagulopathy - Avoid anticoagulants ... - When anticoagulation ... platelets, INR, PTT ... #CriticalCare #Management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... Hypofibrinogenemia • ↑ PT ... ↑ PTT • ↑ Fibrin ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management