Anemia Workup / Diagnostic Tests for Anemia

HealthCare, HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Initial labs for all pts should be a CBC w/ diff, reticulocyte count, and peripheral blood smear. These 3 tests will help classify the anemia in microcytic, normocytic, and macrocytic anemia, evaluate bone marrow response, and evaluate RBC morphology. After you have...

Pathophysiology of Sepsis and Septic Shock

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), International normalized ratio (INR)

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA)= Factor XI “International normalized ratio (INR) is a calculation made to standardize prothrombin time. INR is based on the ratio of the patient’s prothrombin time and the normal mean prothrombin time.” INR  = a...

Coagulation Cascade

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA)= Factor XI Thromboplastin reagents, WHO  

Hemostasis: Tests (INR, PTT, platelets, fibrinogen, D-dimer)

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Total Iron Binding Capacity

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY