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Coagulation Made Simple

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Laboratory Monitoring of <strong>Coagulation</strong><br />

• Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)<br />

– Plasma + Calcium + Kaolin + Phospholipids<br />

Contact → XIa → IXa + VIII →Xa + Va →IIa →CLOT<br />

• PTT only elevated<br />

• Factor XI, IX, or VIII deficiency<br />

• Factor XI, IX, or VIII specific factor inhibitor<br />

• Heparin contamination<br />

• Antiphospholipid antibodies

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