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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 ... Factor consumption ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Hemophilia - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... von Willebrand factor ... • Confirm the diagnosis ... #Hemophilia #Diagnosis
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 ... Patient has a factor ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis ... blindness) Risk Factors ... Autoimmune disease Diagnosis ... : Risk Factor + ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... a coagulation factor ... Von Willebrand factor ... Von Willebrand factor ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Contact pathway factors ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption ... Factor X deficiency ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Laboratory Evaluation for Coagulation Factor Deficiencies

#Coagulation #Factor #Deficiencies #Deficiency #Laboratory #Diagnosis
for Coagulation Factor ... #Coagulation #Factor ... Deficiency #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Morphology, Risk Factors ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... category, risk factors ... with the first factor ... probable risk factor ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative
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