COAGULATION TESTS Flashcards
the anticoagulant used is..
3.2% sodium citrate
anticoagulants..
Closer osmolality to plasma and produces more ____________ results when patients are treated with ________
accurate activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ; heparin therapy
anticoagulants that should not be used
Heparin, edta or oxalate
Tubes are stored best in open containers in an ______
upright position
specimen handling..
_____, changes begin to occur and labile factors such as ____ begin to deteriorate quickly.
In vitro ; VIII
specimen handling..
Pt should be completed within ______
24 hours
specimen handling..
Aptt should be completed within ____
4 hours
specimen handling..
Samples should only be held for a maximum of __ hours at ______ centigrade, if testing cannot be performed immediately
2 ; 4 degrees
specimen handling..
- If testing is not conducted, plasma should be separated from the cells by ______ to produce a _________ (platelet count <10x109/L)
- Done by centrifuging the whole blood specimen for _____ min at _____
centrifugation ; platelet-poor plasma
20 min at 2,500rpm
specimen handling..
-20 degree centigrade for up to _____
-70 degree centigrade for up to _____
2 months ; 6 months
specimen handling..
_______- should not be used, it can prolong clotting time of lupus anticoagulant screening assay.
frost-free freezers
specimen handling..
Frozen specimen should be thawed rapidly at _____ while gently inverted to prevent denaturation of ______
37 deg. Temp ; fibrinogen.
specimen handling..
If thawed sample not tested immediately, sample held for _____ at _____
2 hours at 4 degree cent.
specimen handling…
For lupus anticoagulant, centrifuge at _____ for _____ at ______ and ______ removed and centrifuge again
1,500g ; 15 minutes ; room temp ; plasma
specimen preparation..
_____ PLASMA/_____ SERUM CAN BE USED
Adsorbed ; AGED
specimen preparation..
- PLASMA CAN BE ADSORBED BY __________/_____
- AFTER ADSORPTION, ADSORBED PLASMA CONTAINS FACTORS __________
- AGED SERUM CONTAINS FACTORS ______ (NONANTICOAGLATED WHOLE BLOOD IS ALLOWED TO CLOT;INCUBATED AT ___ DEG. CENT. FOR __ HRS; ______ is added to whole blood
- BARIUM SULFATE/ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
- I,V,VIII,XI AND XII
- VII,IX,XI AND XII ; 37 ; 3 ; Na citrate
GENERAL SOURCES OF ERROR
= Detergent residues and scratched glassware can produce erroneous results
= Variation in ph, reagent concentration, temperature
Measures the time required to generate thrombin and fibrin polymers via the intrinsic pathway
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME
In apt, _____ and ______ that substitute for platelet phospholipids are added to blood plasma.
calcium ions ; phospholipids
In APT, the generation of _____ is the end point.
fibrin
Used to identify and quantitate deficiencies in the intrinsic clotting system and to control anticoagulant therapy
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME NV:
20-35 sec/28-42 sec; 42-46 sec being marginal
ANTITHROMBIN III: CLOTTING ASSAY METHOD
In the presence of _______, thrombin is neutralized at a rate that is proportional to the _________ concentration
heparin ; antithrombin (AT III)
ANTITHROMBIN III: CLOTTING ASSAY METHOD
Following defibrination, plasma is assayed in a two-stage procedure that utilizes standardized amounts of ______, _____ and ______
heparin, fibrinogen and thrombin
ANTITHROMBIN III: CLOTTING ASSAY METHOD
Resulting time is interpreted using a _______
calibration curve