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Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
either a clotting factor ... inhibitor of normal factor ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis ... #hematology #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... could be multiple factors ... Decreased factor ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Coagulation Cascade Mnemonic - PITT vs PET
PITT (with an I) = Intrinsic = APTT
Intrinsic = APTT Factors ... Extrinsic=PT Factors ... Common Pathway: Factors ... Mnemonic #PITT #PET #diagnosis ... #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Hemophilia - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... • Confirm the diagnosis ... #Hemophilia #Diagnosis ... Management #treatment #hematology
Review of the Coagulation Cascade
Traditional Model:
 • Parallel extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
Contemporary Model:
 • 4 key
activated clotting factor ... caused by tissue factor's ... cross-linked by Factor ... Coagulation #Cascade #diagnosis ... #models #hematology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
(warfarin) • Factor ... Heparinized line • Factor ... test tubes • Factor ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology ... #diagnosis
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Deficiency of Factor ... Deficiency of Factor ... Autoimmune • Factor ... table #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Recently TEG has emerged as a more integrative approach which explores both clotting factors and cellular
both clotting factors ... #Diagnosis #Thromboelastography ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
Infection Control Risk Factors ... Respiratory Cardiac Hematologic ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis