Our December 2021 question asks, “The resident orders a thrombosis risk profile on an inpatient being treated for a pulmonary embolism [PE]. How do you respond?” This question is inspired by a case study we developed for Rutgers’ CLSC 5124 Advanced Hemostasis fall, 2021 online graduate course. Above is a screen capture that lists several potential members of a thrombosis risk profile taken from a 2018 lecture George presented in Portland, ME. The optional, or possibly obsolete assays are factor VIII activity, lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate resistance 667 polymorphism [MTHFR 667], and two recently described polymorphisms, factor IX Padua and thrombin [factor II] antithrombin resistance. The starred assays are excluded if there has been a thrombotic event or if anticoagulant therapy has been in effect in the previous 10–14 days.
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