alterations within the coagulation system and allow predicting a tendency to hyper- or hypo-coagulation in general.[citation needed] Local tests characterize the...
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process of coagulation involves activation, adhesion and aggregation of platelets, as well as deposition and maturation of fibrin. Coagulation begins almost...
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Bilirubin may be used to estimate the excretory function of the liver and coagulation tests and albumin can be used to evaluate the metabolic activity of the...
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autoimmune causes of coagulation disorders. They include acquired antibodies to coagulation factors, termed inhibitors of coagulation. The main inhibitor...
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Prothrombin time (redirect from Prothrombin time test)
assay for evaluating the extrinsic pathway and common pathway of coagulation. This blood test is also called protime INR and PT/INR. They are used to determine...
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Mixing study (redirect from Mixing test)
VIII. Mixing studies are screening tests widely performed in coagulation laboratories. The basic purpose of these tests is to determine the cause of prolongation...
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optimum. Coagulation itself results in the formation of floc but flocculation is required to help the floc further aggregate and settle. The coagulation-flocculation...
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cells from serum. Silica nanoparticles induce coagulation through contact activation of coagulation factor XII (Hageman factor). The silica particles...
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Venipuncture (category Blood tests)
anticoagulant used in specimens collected for coagulation tests. The majority of chemistry and immunology tests are performed on serum, which is produced...
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Lupus anticoagulant (redirect from Lupus coagulation inhibitor)
their properties in vitro, as these antibodies increase coagulation times in laboratory tests such as the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)...
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Leptospirosis (section Laboratory tests)
the lungs can also be found. Prolongation of prothrombin time in coagulation testing is associated with severe bleeding manifestations. However, low platelet...
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"WebMD article on bruises". Lee, AC (June 2008). "Bruises, blood coagulation tests and the battered child syndrome" (PDF). Singapore Medical Journal...
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5 ml test tube containing sodium citrate as an anticoagulant, used to collect blood for coagulation and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing. Small...
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Thromboelastography (category Coagulation system)
More common tests of blood coagulation include prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) which measure coagulation factor function...
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The activated protein C resistance (APCR) test is a coagulation test used in the evaluation and diagnosis of activated protein C (APC) resistance, a form...
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (section Lab testing)
activation of coagulation and complement pathways. Diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome is often made through the combination of symptoms and testing. Repeat...
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analysis, rapid coagulation testing, rapid cardiac markers diagnostics, drugs of abuse screening, urine strips testing, pregnancy testing, fecal occult...
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Activated clotting time (redirect from Activated Coagulation Time)
Activated clotting time (ACT), also known as activated coagulation time, is a test of coagulation. The ACT test can be used to monitor anticoagulation effects...
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"Influence of the needle bore size on platelet count and routine coagulation testing". Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 17 (7): 557–61. doi:10.1097/01.mbc.0000245300...
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is maintained in a finely tuned balance of coagulation and fibrinolysis. The activation of the coagulation cascade yields thrombin that converts fibrinogen...
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new mutations. The diagnosis of haemophilia A may be suspected as coagulation testing reveals an increased partial thromboplastin time (PTT) in the context...
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DNA) into the blood. Activation of the coagulation system may precipitate disseminated intravascular coagulation. High potassium levels may lead to potentially...
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Phlebotomy (category Blood tests)
people trained to draw blood mostly from veins for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Blood is collected primarily by...
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Partial thromboplastin time (redirect from PTT test)
intrinsic pathway and common pathway of coagulation. The PTT indirectly measures action of the following coagulation factors: I (fibrinogen), II (prothrombin)...
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Anticoagulant (redirect from Coagulation inhibitor)
blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. Some occur naturally in blood-eating...
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D-dimer (category Blood tests)
biomarker for the blood disorder disseminated intravascular coagulation and in the coagulation disorders associated with COVID-19 infection. A four-fold...
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ST Genesia (category Coagulation system)
system for performing thrombin generation assays (TGAs) and hence for coagulation testing. It was developed by Diagnostica Stago and was introduced by the...
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A coagulation screen is a combination of screening laboratory tests, designed to provide rapid non-specific information, which allows an initial broad...
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Activated protein C–protein C inhibitor (category Coagulation system)
and protein C inhibitor (PCI). It has been measured in coagulation testing to evaluate coagulation, thrombosis, and other cardiovascular complications....
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Thrombin generation assay (redirect from Thrombin generation test)
thrombin generation test (TGT) is a global coagulation assay (GCA) and type of coagulation test which can be used to assess coagulation and thrombotic risk...
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