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How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Step 1: Is the PT ... Patient Receiving Anticoagulants ... K Antagonists, Heparin ... , or Direct Thrombin ... Prolonging the PT
Coagulation cascade and anticoagulants 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#coagulation #coumadin #heparin #warfarin #apaxiban #pradaxa #xarelto #DOAC #vWF
Coagulation cascade and anticoagulants ... coagulation #coumadin #heparin ... xarelto #DOAC #vWF #thrombin ... #ptt #pt
Effect of Anticoagulants on Coagulation Tests
PT / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa Activity, Activated Clotting Time, Thrombin Time,
Effect of Anticoagulants ... Coagulation Tests PT ... / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa ... Clotting Time, Thrombin ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Anticoagulants
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
unfractionated heparin ... - Other anticoagulants ... cause e.g. heparin ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... inhibitors, heparin
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
inhibitor and lupus anticoagulant ... Acquired: • Heparin ... 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
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 ... INR < 2.3 - APTT
Effect of Direct Oral Anticoagulants on Hemostatic Tests
Horizontal bars correspond to the approximate range of detectability
of Direct Oral Anticoagulants ... within and above typical ... assay; ECT = ecarin ... clotting time; TT = thrombin ... laboratory #testing #aptt