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What is the diagnosis: 10 year old male is admitted to ER with a badly swollen knee and hematuria. He has had frequent severe bleeding episodes since birth. His coagulation results were as follows:
PLT count: 280,000
BT: 4 minutes
PT: 11 seconds
APTT: 88 seconds |
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What type of disorder:
10 year old male is admitted to ER with a badly swollen knee and hematuria. He has had frequent severe bleeding episodes since birth. His coagulation results were as follows:
PLT count: 280,000
BT: 4 minutes
PT: 11 seconds
APTT: 88 seconds |
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32 year old female was taken to the ER as a result of bleeding after a dental extraction. There were no additional findings except for a previously diagnosed and treated severe RA. She has no family history of bleeding. Coagulation results:
APTT: 29 second
PT: 12
Fibrinogen: 200 mg/dLl
BT: 15 minutes
Tournique test: +
PLT aggreg: No aggreg with ADP
Factor VIII: 90% activity |
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| Plt inactivation due to aspirin or aspirin-containing drugs for the RA |
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After an appendectomy, a 10 year old started oozing at the incision. He had a history of a mild bleeding tendency. Coagulation results were as follows:
PT 25 sec
APTT 31 sec
BT: 5 minutes
If PT corrects with aged serum what is the diagnosis |
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A 4 year old boy was admitted with headache, fever, disorientation and petichiae over the lower trunk and extremities. Some of the lab results were as follows:
Bacteria Meningitis Antigens: spinal fluid positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae
Platelet count: 15,000/µL
PT: 28 seconds
APTT: 73 seconds
Fibrinogen: 80 mg/dL |
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25 year old newly married female was admitted to the hospital with a PE. Therapy was initiated immediately
24 hours later:
PT 12
APTT 39
Fibrinogen Normal |
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10 year old male is admitted to ER with a badly swollen knee and hematuria. He has had frequent severe bleeding episodes since birth. His coagulation results were as follows:
PLT count: 280,000
BT: 4 minutes
PT: 11 seconds
APTT: 88 seconds
Which factor deficiencies would you consider? |
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10 year old male is admitted to ER with a badly swollen knee and hematuria. He has had frequent severe bleeding episodes since birth. His coagulation results were as follows:
PLT count: 280,000
BT: 4 minutes
PT: 11 seconds
APTT: 88 seconds
What is the etiology of this disease? |
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10 year old male is admitted to ER with a badly swollen knee and hematuria. He has had frequent severe bleeding episodes since birth. His coagulation results were as follows:
PLT count: 280,000
BT: 4 minutes
PT: 11 seconds
APTT: 88 seconds
Are the Plt count and BT important? |
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32 year old female was taken to the ER as a result of bleeding after a dental extraction. There were no additional findings except for a previously diagnosed and treated severe RA. She has no family history of bleeding. Coagulation results:
APTT: 29 second
PT: 12
Fibrinogen: 200 mg/dLl
BT: 15 minutes
Tournique test: +
PLT aggreg: No aggreg with ADP
Factor VIII: 90% activity
Which system of coag appears most likely affected |
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Definition
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32 year old female was taken to the ER as a result of bleeding after a dental extraction. There were no additional findings except for a previously diagnosed and treated severe RA. She has no family history of bleeding. Coagulation results:
APTT: 29 second
PT: 12
Fibrinogen: 200 mg/dLl
BT: 15 minutes
Tournique test: +
PLT aggreg: No aggreg with ADP
Factor VIII: 90% activity
What is the significance of the factor VIII assay? |
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| Abnormal in vWF, Normal in Lupus |
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After an appendectomy, a 10 year old started oozing at the incision. He had a history of a mild bleeding tendency. Coagulation results were as follows:
PT 25 sec
APTT 31 sec
BT: 5 minutes
If PT corrects with aged serum what is the diagnosis
What treatment would probably be given? |
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| Monitor Low molecular weight heparin |
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A 4 year old boy was admitted with headache, fever, disorientation and petichiae over the lower trunk and extremities. Some of the lab results were as follows:
Bacteria Meningitis Antigens: spinal fluid positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae
Platelet count: 15,000/µL
PT: 28 seconds
APTT: 73 seconds
Fibrinogen: 80 mg/dL
What is the diagnosis for this patient? |
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| Which coagulation test is the most helpful when diagnosing DIC? |
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25 year old newly married female was admitted to the hospital with a PE. Therapy was initiated immediately
24 hours later:
PT 12
APTT 39
Fibrinogen Normal
What is the most common treatment for this condition? |
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| Heparin and coumadin thearpy |
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| How will a low AT-III affect heparin? |
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| Low AT-III levels decreases the response to heparin therapy |
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| What therapy is usually initiated when AT-III is low? |
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| AT-III replacement therapy |
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