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For an asymptomatic patient discovered during workup for elevated PT/PTT to have mild prothrombin deficiency, would you suggest any preoperative prophylaxis?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
In someone with normal liver function otherwise, who was found on preoperative screening to have both mildly prolonged PT and PTT, AND the only abnormality found was a factor II (2, prothrombin) level >60%, I would not administer preoperative prophylaxis. However, I find the question confusing as it...
How should one approach an incidentally found T-cell gene arrangement?
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Medical Oncology · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
When I see an incidental T-cell clonal rearrangement without any manifestation, my first question is how was this being measured? Many PCR-based methods have a difficult time distinguishing oligoclonal versus monoclonal T-cell populations. My favored test here is looking by flow cytometry at the T-c...