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ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
Scoring System for Disseminated ... (DIC) Platelet ... platelet aggregation PT ... using INR use PT ... #Disseminated #
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... Coagulation (DIC ... • Prolonged PT ... • Increased thrombin ... #Disseminated #
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... hemorrhage • Disseminated ... intravascularcoagulation (DIC ... #hematology #coagulation
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... Disseminated intravascular ... coagulation (DIC ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential ... or percreta) Thrombin ... HELLP syndrome • Disseminated ... intravascular coagulation ... (DIC) • Anti-coagulation
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... inhibitor of a coagulation ... liver failure, disseminated ... disease • Acute DIC ... warfarin, direct thrombin