Unpacking Lupus Anticoagulants and Their Complex History

Finding your coagulation knowledge "LAC-ing"? Do you also hate things that were named terribly and thrive on pedantry? This week we pop the hood on that most mysterious of lab tests - the lupus anticoagulant. Listen to this episode again in 12 weeks time for an authentic lupus anticoagulant experience. 

Timestamps:
02:10 - Introducing the LAC
04:47 - What's in a name - nomenclature issues
07:06 - LACs and the APTT
11:31 - Testing for Lupus Anticoagulants
16:55 - LAC testing and anticoagulation
18:15 - Short Pre-Exam Cram Summary
20:10 - Hexagons are Bestagons
22:44 - Clinical Segue
28:00 - Some clinical features of APLS
31:51 - Episode Summary

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