Coagulation - Bleeding disorders - laboratory approach

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Coagulation

Bleeding disorders

Laboratory approach

Reviewer: Jeremy Parsons, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 12 June 2012, last major update June 2012
Copyright: (c) 2002-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Laboratory tests should be ordered if:
(a) history or physical exam is suspicious for bleeding disorder or
(b) for routine preoperative testing (PT, PTT, platelet count)

● See algorithms for prolonged PT, prolonged PTT, abnormal platelet count (platelet chapter) or hereditary bleeding disorder (PT, PTT, and platelet count normal)

Additional references
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● Dzik, W. (2009). Blood components to achieve hemostasis for surgery and invasive procedures. In T. Simon, E. Snyder, C. Stowell, R. Strauss, B. Solheim, M. Petrides (Eds.). Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine. Bethesda, MD: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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