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Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... alone but typically ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #differential # ... #microscopy #atlas ... #nomenclature
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
platelet, PT, PTT ... count and platelet morphology ... 1 or Type 3) — differentiate ... considered first-line ... #hemepath #differential