Table 1:
Evaluation of Prolonged PT or PTT
  
Prolonged PT
Prolonged PTT
Prolonged PT and PTT
Inherited
  • Factor VII deficiency
  • VWF, VIII, IX, XI, or XII deficiency
  • Prothrombin, fibrinogen, V, X or combined factor deficiency
Acquired
  • Vitamin K deficiency
  • Liver disease
  • Warfarin use
  • Factor VII inhibitor
  • Heparin
  • Inhibitor of vWF, factors
  • VIII, IX, XI, or XII
  • Antiphospholipid antibody
  • Liver disease
  • DIC
  • Supratherapeutic heparin or Warfarin
  • Combined heparin and Warfarin use
  • Direct thrombin inhibitors
  • Inhibitor of prothrombin, fibrinogen, or factor V or X
  

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