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Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Factors Affecting ... Prealbumin Increased ... things-we-do-no-reason-prealbumin-testing-diagnose ... #Prealbumin # ... Measurement #Factors
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... ) Units of Factor ... #factor9 #factorviii ... #factorix
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 ... common pathway factors ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
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to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
either a clotting factor ... inhibitor of normal factor ... generally only require factors ... Patient has a factor ... Patient has a factor
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
Factors V and VIII ... all coagulation factors ... least 80 units of factor ... von Willebrand factor ... , factor XIII, fibronectin
On the INR of FFP - why transfusing for INR < 1.7 is futile

FFP replaces a
of coagulation factors ... 30% coagulation factors ... fixed increase in factor
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
von Willebrand factor ... normal Individual factor ... with relevant factor ... Serious: 100% factor ... Moderate: 50% factor
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Contact pathway factors ... inhibitors to one factor ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption ... Factor X deficiency
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 ... V, or factor X