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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 ... Heparin, or Direct Thrombin ... to identify the cause ... #prolonged #diagnosis ... #hematology #evaluation
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
PT and the aPTT ... affected in the intrinsic ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
PT and/or aPTT ... Congenital intrinsic ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
platelet aggregation PT ... , aPTT: • Expected ... using INR use PT ... ISTH #Scoring #diagnosis ... #hematology #laboratory
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Prolonged PT ... • Increased thrombin ... INR < 2.3 - APTT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... discern these causes ... disease • Acute DIC ... warfarin, direct thrombin ... #Hematology
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
along with FXIIa (intrinsic ... Thrombin, then primes ... #clot #PT #PTT ... #diagnosis #models ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
, and ocular thrombi ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... skin necrosis • DIC ... • Septic emboli ... hematology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
• Cardiogenic Embolism ... anti-coagulation • Hematologic ... -> Cherry-red spot ... retinal edema caused ... ophthalmology #diagnosis