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Flashcards by Pip Fraggle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Pip Fraggle
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Additive used in tubes | Sodium Citrate |
| Protime (PT) test | monitors coumadin (warfarin) therapy |
| Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT or PTT) | monitors heparin therapy |
| What 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 |
| When should the Internationalized Normalized Ratio (INR, PT/INR) not be used | when patients are not on blood thinning medications |
| D-Dimer test | measures abnormal clotting |
| What does Fibrin Degradation Products Test (FDP) look for | increased fibrinolysis |
| What is important about the timing of a What does Fibrin Degradation Products Test (FDP)? | It is usually a stat test |
| What do Fibrinogen tests determine? | The amount of fibrinogen in plasma |
| What do Factor Assays detect? | factor deficiencies that prolong coagulation |
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