Category Investigations
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D-dimer

D-dimer specific for fibrin breakdownsensitivity = 95%specificity = 50%
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Platelet Function Assays

PFA-100 = citrated whole blood placed in a disposable cartridge containing a membrane coated with collagen/adrenaline or collagen/ADP into which a microscopic aperture has been cut -> with high shear rates contact of blood with the membrane causes platelets to aggregate and occlude the aperture.
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Thromboelastogram (TEG)

Thromboelastography (TEG) is a viscoelastic hemostatic assay that measures the global viscoelastic properties of whole blood clot formation under low shear stress
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Thrombophilia Screen

Thrombophilia is a predisposition to increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism due to haemostatic abnormalities
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VBG versus ABG

Reviewed and revised 7 January 2016 OVERVIEW Venous blood gases (VBG) are widely used in the emergency setting in preference to arterial blood gases (ABG) as a result of research published since 2001 The weight of data suggests that venous pH…

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Urea-Creatinine Ratio

The relationship of urea and creatine is dependent on serum laboratory units used to determine the cause of acute kidney injury.
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Creatinine

Creatinine = Non-protein end product of creatinine metabolism. Formed from skeletal muscle and excreted in constant amounts. Completely filtered by kidney (marker of GFR). Production proportional to muscle mass
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Urine Electrolytes

Urinary anion gap (UAG): Differentiate renal or GIT cause of HYPERchloraemic metabolic disorders; or Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis (NAGMA)
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Urine Transparency

Freshly voided urine is clear and transparent. Cloudy urine may be caused by crystals, deposits, white cells, red cells, epithelial cells or fat globules. Further evaluation with centrifugation, microscopic examination, heating or with ether generally determines the cause of the turbidity.
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Diabetes Insipidus DDx

Cause Central (Failed ADH secretion) Nephrogenic (No response to ADH) (Failed concentrating ability) Drugs References and Links