CASE DISCUSSION
Misunderstood Coagulopathy in Liver Diseases
Presented from India by Dr. Rohit Mehtani0
Likes
1471
Views
59
Shares
44
Bookmarks
0
Credit Points
0
Learning Hours
0
CPD/CME Points
0
Courses Completed
Case Description
An indicator of the clinical efficacy of vitamin-K antagonist therapy is the international normalized ratio (INR). Nonetheless, it is frequently employed in the acute context to evaluate the level of coagulopathy in individuals suffering from acute liver failure or hepatic cirrhosis. This...
Case Summary
- Dr. Rohit discussed the misunderstood coagulopathy in liver diseases, challenging common myths and outlining a rational approach to managing bleeding risk. He emphasized that conventional coagulation tests, like INR and platelet counts, only represent a small part of the complex hemostatic balance in cirrhosis. In reality, cirrhotic patients have a rebalanced hemostasis with both pro-coagulant and anti-coagulant changes.
Speaker Profile
Dr. Rohit Mehtani
Assistant Professor, Amrita Hospital, FaridabadDr. Rohit Mehtani, Assistant Professor, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
Disclosures
Assimilate requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity have been reviewed and mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.