Q. Could you please explain why the INR and PTT are not affected by the factor V Leiden mutation? (more…)
Q. I have a question about the coagulation lab tests. I saw that an increased PT would result from Coumadin and Heparin. (more…)
Q. Can you write a post about antiphospholipid syndrome? I could not find good source which explains its pathophysiology and laboratory results. (more…)
Rudolf Virchow, a German pathologist in the 1800s, is considered by many to be “the father of pathology.” His famous Omnis cellula e cellula (“every cell originates from another existing cell like it”) theory, published in1858, rejected the then-prevalent belief that organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living matter (e.g., that maggots could spontaneously appear in decaying meat). (more…)
Factor V Leiden is a genetic disorder in which patients have an increased tendency to form thromboses, or blood clots. (more…)
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