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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 ... Patient has a factor ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... pathophysiology #hematology
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... ) Units of Factor ... #hemophilia #hematology ... #factorix
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor ... Coagulation #Cascade #Hematology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
(warfarin) • Factor ... Heparinized line • Factor ... • Underfilled test ... tubes • Factor ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
a coagulation factor ... cascade is intact - test ... Von Willebrand factor ... liver function tests ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
could be multiple factors ... pathways or a single factor ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption ... #differential #hematology
String Test in Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP)
Hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype is a known virulent factor of
String Test in Carbapenem-resistant ... known virulent factor ... positive string test ... Klebsiella #String #Test ... microbiology #petri #video
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
respiratory risk factors ... bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... bronchoprovocation test ... and sensitivity tests
Coagulation Cascade Mnemonic - PITT vs PET
PITT (with an I) = Intrinsic = APTT
Intrinsic = APTT Factors ... Extrinsic=PT Factors ... Common Pathway: Factors ... PET #diagnosis #hematology
Anticoagulants Common Reversal Agents
 - Warfarin (Coumadin) → Vitamin K (Phytonadione), 4-factor PCC (Kcentra)
 - Heparin/LMWH
Phytonadione), 4-factor ... alfa (Andexxa), 4-factor ... #pharmacology #hematology