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Coagulation Department Tests
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- 1Additive used in tubesSodium Citrate
- 2Protime (PT) testmonitors coumadin (warfarin) therapy
- 3Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT or PTT)monitors heparin therapy
- 4What is Internationalized Normalized Ratio (INR or PT/INR)calculation that adjusts for changes in the PT reagents and allows for comparison of results in different labs
- 5When should the Internationalized Normalized Ratio (INR, PT/INR) not be usedwhen patients are not on blood thinning medications
- 6D-Dimer testmeasures abnormal clotting
- 7What does Fibrin Degradation Products Test (FDP) look forincreased fibrinolysis
- 8What is important about the timing of a What does Fibrin Degradation Products Test (FDP)?It is usually a stat test
- 9What do Fibrinogen tests determine?The amount of fibrinogen in plasma
- 10What do Factor Assays detect?factor deficiencies that prolong coagulation
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- Specifications of tests run in the coagulation department
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