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How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Is a Systemic Disease ... to identify the cause ... #prolonged #diagnosis ... #hematology #evaluation ... mixing #studies #PTT
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , liver, renal disease ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... Fibrosis) • Celiac ... FailuretoThrive #FTT ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
NORMAL PT/NORMAL PTT ... NORMAL PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... Perform a PTT mixing ... the PT and the PTT ... discern these causes
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... activity is the diagnostic ... hallmark for the disease ... performed PT, PTT ... #Workup #Hematology