Department of Medicine
Common Medical Presentations: Clotting
,Learning Outcomes
• Describe the signs and symptoms that may be present in a patient with a
clotting disorder
• Formulate differential diagnoses for clotting disorders
• Outline risk factors for deep venous thrombosis using Well’s score
• Discuss appropriate investigations used in diagnosing clotting issues an
their underlying causes
,Definition
• A group of disorders that cause excessive clotting
• A hypercoagulable state
• Caused by defects in platelets and/or clotting factors
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Common Medical Presentations: Clotting
,Learning Outcomes
• Describe the signs and symptoms that may be present in a patient with a
clotting disorder
• Formulate differential diagnoses for clotting disorders
• Outline risk factors for deep venous thrombosis using Well’s score
• Discuss appropriate investigations used in diagnosing clotting issues an
their underlying causes
,Definition
• A group of disorders that cause excessive clotting
• A hypercoagulable state
• Caused by defects in platelets and/or clotting factors
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