Hemostasis

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Have you used anticoagulants other than coumadin? Or is that the only appropriate agent given monitoring is based on PT/INR?

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How would you manage a patient with acquired von Willebrand disease who requires DAPT for arterial disease?

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Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

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Is there a role for anti-fibrinolytic agents in patients with hyperfibrinolytic disseminated intravascular coagulation?

The use of anti-fibrinolytics is typically contraindicated in DIC, but does it have benefit in DIC states characterized by hyperfibrinolysis?

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What additional testing, if any, should be performed for an adolescent patient with heavy menstrual bleeding and a negative von Willebrand disease evaluation?

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What is the best way to monitor intraoperative heparin use in a patient with factor XII deficiency?

In a patient with severe factor XII deficiency with a baseline prolonged PTT, what is the best method to monitor their ACT or heparin levels when on c...

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Do you account for the effect of coffee on platelet aggregation studies?

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What is the preferred immunosuppressive modality for patients with an acquired factor 8 inhibitor?

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How do you evaluate an isolated prolonged aPTT in patients?

Especially in a patient without hemophilia or thrombosis history?

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Are patients with bleeding disorders receiving plasma-derived products at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19?

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Should patients with bleeding disorders increase their home supplies of clotting factors foreseeing a possible shortage of product availability due to COVID-19?

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Would mild hemophilia A that does not require frequent factor replacement be an absolute contraindication to anti-VEGF medications when indicated?

How would you treat metastatic, unresectable, solitary fibrous tumor in a patient with mild hemophilia A? Each anti-VEGF medication comes with a warni...

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