🩸 PT, aPTT & Mixing Study made EASY! Confused by abnormal coagulation reports in ICU or OT? This one-page visual guide helps you quickly differentiate: ✔️ Factor deficiency vs inhibitor ✔️ Intrinsic vs extrinsic pathway ✔️ When to do a mixing study ✔️ Common ICU causes of coagulopathy 📌 SAVE this post – you’ll thank yourself during night duties! 🔄 Share with your ICU/anaesthesia friends @anaesthesia_icu_notes #Coagulopathy #PTaPTT #MixingStudy #ICUNotes #AnaesthesiaLife #CriticalCare #MedEd #

💐Mixing Test💐 💐The mixing test is used to evaluate whether a prolonged clotting time is due to a coagulation factor deficiency or the presence of an inhibitor. 🍁Principles🍁 🔸The mixing study involves combining patient plasma with normal pooled plasma (NPP) and measuring the clotting time, which was initially prolonged. 🔸In factor deficiency: NPP provides sufficient clotting factors to compensate for the deficiency, resulting in correction of the clotting time toward normal. 🔸In the prese