Understanding Isolated Elevated aPTT

 Being alone can be difficult - and we would know! How should we think about a long aPTT when the rest of the coag screen looks normal? Join Bloody Minded crew as we learn how to tackle this surprisingly common (and surprisingly tricky) problem.

Timestamps
00:00 - Introductions
02:21 - aPTT Revision
03:59 - A case
08:04 - Testing for heparins
10:10 - Back to the case
11:10 - DOACs and the aPTT
12:34 - Mid Episode Recap
13:32 - What if not heparin?
16:56 - Mixing studies
21:11 - PT Mixing
23:01 - Case returns
24:17 - Summary

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