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Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
could be multiple factors ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... Decreased factor ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... von Willebrand factor ... normal Individual factor ... with relevant factor ... Serious: 100% factor
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
a coagulation factor ... Von Willebrand factor ... Von Willebrand factor ... inhibitors - factor ... discern these causes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Findings Risk factor ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... E4 allele Risk factors ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... evaluate her JVP (video ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Sebaceous hyperplasia 
 - Yellow papule 
 - Donut-shape 
 - Central umbilication 
 - Telangiectasia
Usually multiple - Causes ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... SOAP) - Risks factor ... practices that could cause ... patients if the cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Paronychia
Inflammation of the nail folds - red, swollen, often tender. Frequent immersion in water a risk
in water a risk factor ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo