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How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
to Evaluate an Abnormal ... Step 1: Is the PT ... Patient Receiving Anticoagulants ... K Antagonists, Heparin ... , or Direct Thrombin
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... inhibitor and lupus anticoagulant ... syndrome • Lupus anticoagulant ... deficiency • Anticoagulants ... deficiency • Anticoagulant
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
at the site of injury ... Thrombin, then primes ... #clot #PT #PTT ... anticoagulation #anticoagulant ... Rivaroxaban #Edoxaban #heparin
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... unfractionated heparin ... - Other anticoagulants ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Prolonged PT ... • Increased thrombin ... Fibrinogen: ↓ • PT ... Reduction of pro/anticoagulants ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
AST/ALT > ALP: Typical ... - If both are normal ... Coagulation factors: PT ... replaced by non-hepatic ... Hemolysis #liver #chemistry