Category Haematology
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Lupus Anticoagulants

OVERVIEW Lupus Anticoagulants -> result in acquired hypercoagulability due to poorly understood actions ? alteration of the regulation of haemostasis and endothelial cell injury ASSOCIATIONS MANAGEMENT (1) APTT (2) dilute Russell viper venom time (3) silica clotting time(4) kaolin clotting…

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Haemolytic anaemia

Reviewed and revised 27 October 2016 OVERVIEW Definition Shortened lifespan can be due to RBC destruction from: The approach to haemolytic anaemia involves: In the critically ill, always consider: PATHOGENESIS Haemolysis can occur intravascularly or extravascularly, or both Immune-mediated Non-immune…

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Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma

new terms that are in vogue are trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) and acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) - not simply a 'dilutional coagulopathy' or 'consumptive coagulopathy'!

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Dissociated Oxygen Saturations

What is the explanation for the discrepancy between the oxygen saturations on pulse oximetry and on arterial blood gas analysis in this patient?