Episode 6 - In the Lab: Lupus Anticoagulants

Bloody Minded

Finding your coagulation knowledge "LAC-ing"? Do you also hate things that were named terribly and thrive on pedantry? This week we pop the hood on that most mysterious of lab tests - the lupus anticoagulant. Listen to this episode again in 12 weeks time for an authentic lupus anticoagulant experience.
Timestamps:
02:10 - Introducing the LAC
04:47 - What's in a name - nomenclature issues
07:06 - LACs and the APTT
11:31 - Testing for Lupus Anticoagulants
16:55 - LAC testing and anticoagulation
18:15 - Short Pre-Exam Cram Summary
20:10 - Hexagons are Bestagons
22:44 - Clinical Segue
28:00 - Some clinical features of APLS
31:51 - Episode Summary

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1. Episode 6 - In the Lab: Lupus Anticoagulants (00:00:00)

2. Introducing the LAC (00:02:10)

3. What's in a name - nomenclature issues (00:04:47)

4. LACs and the APTT (00:07:06)

5. Testing for Lupus Anticoagulants (00:11:31)

6. LAC testing and Anticoagulation (00:16:55)

7. Short Pre-Exam Cram Summary (00:18:15)

8. Hexagons are Bestagons (00:20:10)

9. Clinical segue (00:22:44)

10. Some clinical features of APLS (00:28:00)

11. Episode Summary (00:31:51)