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ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
Scoring System for Disseminated ... platelet aggregation PT ... using INR use PT ... ISTH #Scoring #diagnosis ... #hematology #laboratory
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
bleeding disorder Clinical ... GI. uterine) Laboratory ... 2B) • Normal PT ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory ... diagnosis, not a ... conditions such as disseminated ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Increased thrombin ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
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 ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... results of HIT laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal PT ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... Disseminated intravascular ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... liver glycogen stores ... - Prolonged PT ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory ... #Management #Hepatology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... liver failure, disseminated ... warfarin, direct thrombin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology