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DengueWorkup:ApproachConsiderations,CompleteBloodCellCount,MetabolicPanelandLiverEnzymes
DengueWorkup
Author: Suzanne Moore Shepherd, MD, MS, DTM&H, FACEP, FAAEM; Chief Editor: Michael
Stuart Bronze, MD more...
Coagulation Studies
Coagulation studies may help to guide therapy in patients with
severe hemorrhagic manifestations. Findings are as follows:
Prothrombin time is prolonged
Activated partial thromboplastin time is prolonged
Low brinogen and elevated brin degradation product levels
are signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215840workup#c10
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