Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Q&A 21

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This five-year-old, female Cocker Spaniel presented for evaluation of decreased appetite. PCV – 38%; TS – 6.8 gm/dl; ACT – 90 seconds; platelet count – 65,000/μl.


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What abnormality is seen here? Link to Article
Abnormalitites of which part of the coagulation system will result in these clinical signs? Link to Article
Is the platelet count low enough to result in clinical signs of spontaneous hemorrhage? Link to Article
Name four categories for the etiology of the coagulation abnormality. List one example for each cause. Link to Article


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