Coagulation Department Tests

Pregunta	Respuesta
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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