Coagulopathy (main)

Differential Diagnosis

Coagulopathy

Platelet Related

• Too few
  • Thrombocytopenia
• Nonfunctional
  • Aspirin
  • Von Willebrand disease

Factor Related

• Acquired (Drug Related)
  • Warfarin (Coumadin)
  • Unfractionated heparin
  • Low molecular weight heparin (i.e. enoxaparin (Lovenox), dalteparin)
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors (e.g. rivaroxaban, apixaban, fondaparinux, edoxaban)
  • Direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g. dabigatran, argatroban, bivalirudin)
• Illness induced
  • Vitamin K deficiency
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  • Liver disease induced coagulopathy
  • Uremic bleeding syndrome
• Genetic
  • Hemophilia
  • Factor VIII inhibitor
  • Lupus anticoagulant

Increased Clotting

• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Managment

• Bleeding Treatments
• Procedures in patients with coagulopathies
• Reversing known medications
  • Warfarin (Coumadin) Reversal
  • Dabigatran (Pradaxa) Reversal
  • Unfractionated heparin reversal

See Also

• Transfusions