Platelet Function Test Flashcards
Obsolete test; reflects the platelets function
Bleeding time
Provides an estimate of the integrity of the platelet plug
Bleeding time
Measures the interaction between the capillaries and platelets
Bleeding time
An infrequently performed _______ of platelet adhesion and aggregation on locally injured vascular sub endothelium
In vivo measurements
Method uses a lancet to make small, controlled puncture wound
Dukes Method
Reference interval of Dukes Method
2- 9 minutes
A blood pressure cuff is inflated at 40 mmhg
Standardized/ modified Ivy method
A calibrated spring loaded lancet is trigger on the __________ few inches distal to the ____________
Volar surface of forearm
Antecubital crease
How many incision made in standardized method
2
Reference interval for modified ivy method
2-9 mins
Degree of clot retraction is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to
Number of platelets
Degree of clot retraction is INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL to
Hematocrit and fibrinogen
Evaluates how well platelets keep the clot adhered to the side of specimen tube
Clot retraction
Top tube used in clot retraction
Red tube (whole blood)
Examine clot in clot retraction in
1, 2, 4 and 24