Case 14 – the beginning

Posted on 11/08/2013 by TeamHaem

You are an SHO on the medical admissions unit.  You are checking the bloods for a patient, who your colleague reviewed earlier that day.  You notice that the APTT is prolonged on the coagulation screen at 43 seconds.

What are your initial thoughts?

What further information would be useful?

What would be your plan?

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