ICU Vivas · Haematology & coagulation
Clinical viva — your approach to the coagulopathy in the ICU
A clinical viva on the coagulopathy — the DIC (treat cause), the HIT (stop heparin), the TTP (plasma exchange), the warfarin (PCC + vitamin K), the DOAC (specific antidotes), and the VTE prophylaxis (LMWH).
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Prompt
A clinical viva on the coagulopathy — the DIC (treat cause), the HIT (stop heparin), the TTP (plasma exchange), the warfarin (PCC + vitamin K), the DOAC (specific antidotes), and the VTE prophylaxis (LMWH).
The question
"Take me through your approach to the coagulopathy in the ICU."[1]
References2ShowHide
- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.
- [2]Marino PL The ICU Book. 4th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.