A 24-year-old man is brought to the ED after being bitten by a snake in his garden.
List four features from your initial history or examination that would require antivenom before laboratory results are available.
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His coagulation profile is shown below. State your conclusion.
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| Test |
Result |
Reference range |
| INR |
>10.0 |
0.9-1.2 |
| PT |
>120 s |
9-13 |
| APTT |
>200 s |
25-38 |
| Fibrinogen |
<0.4 g/L |
2.0-4.5 |
| D-dimer |
>128.0 mg/L |
0.02-0.49 |
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List three snakes that could produce this result.
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State two considerations when deciding which antivenom to administer.
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List two side effects of antivenom administration.
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