Dispelling myths about coagulation abnormalities in internal medicine
Jecko Thachil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-239
Clin Med June 2014 Jecko Thachil
ADepartment of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Roles: consultant haematologist
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Dispelling myths about coagulation abnormalities in internal medicine
Jecko Thachil
Clinical Medicine Jun 2014, 14 (3) 239-244; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-239
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- Prolonged PT and APTT predict the risk of bleeding
- Prolonged PT and APTT are due to inherited deficiency of clotting factors
- Patients with liver disease bleed due to abnormal PT and APTT
- Patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation have abnormal PT and APTT
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