COAGULATION CAA TESTS AND PROCEDURES Flashcards
1
Q
What is Coagulation in Clinical Analysis Area?
A
ability of blood to form and dissolve clots
2
Q
IDENTIFY: adequacy of heparin therapy
A
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
3
Q
IDENTIFY: thrombin and plasmin activity
A
D-dimer
4
Q
IDENTIFY: amount of fibrin degradation products (FDPs)
in the blood
A
Fibrin Split Products (FSP)
5
Q
IDENTIFY: fibrinogen levels in the blood
A
Fibrinogen Test
6
Q
IDENTIFY: liver diseases or deficiency in Vitamin K
A
Prothrombin Time (PT) or International Normalized Ratio (IN)
7
Q
What are the examples of Tests and Procedures in Coagulation? (5)
A
- Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
- D-dimer
- Fibrin Split Products (FSP)
- Fibrinogen Test
- Prothrombin Time (PT) or International Normalized Ratio (IN)