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Aaron Goodman - “Papa Heme”

@AaronGoodman33

Hematologist/Bone marrow transplanter at UCSD/educator - loves teaching all of Twitter medicine, husband+father/Guitar 🎸/Nirvana best band ever!/Loves tacos

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7 months ago

Liver Disease vs Vitamin K Deficiency!

Liver makes basically all of clotting factors

Vitamin K deficiency = ⬇️II, VII, IX, X
Liver dz =⬇️II, V, VII, IX, X!⬆️VIII!

When in doubt just give vitamin K see what happens.
For a board test, factor V levels can help differentiate.

Liver Disease vs Vitamin K Deficiency! Liver makes basically all of clotting factors Vitamin K deficiency = ⬇️II, VII, IX, X Liver dz =⬇️II, V, VII, IX, X!⬆️VIII! When in doubt just give vitamin K see what happens. For a board test, factor V levels can help differentiate.
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