Venom Activated Assays Flashcards
other name of reptilase time
Pefakit Reptilase Time
Pentapharm
thrombin-like enzyme, batroxobin, isolated from the venom of ____________ that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
Bothrops atrox
Factor associated to Reptilase Time
Facto II
Obsolete name of Rusell Viper Venom Test
stypven time
triggers coagulation at the level of factor X, was once used as an alternative to the PT
RVV Test
RVV test is from
Daboia russelii
early coagulation test developed by
A.J Quick
Evaluates the function of Extrinsic & Common Pathway
PT
Major use of PT
monitor Warfarin anticoagulant therapy
Pre-surgery coagulation screening test
PT
Vitamin K antagonist that blocks the action of vitamin K
warfarin
produced in liver
prothrombin II
PT REAGENT Contains a commercial preparation of _____________________________ substitutes for the tissue thromboplastin and calcium ions (Ca++) that are coagulation activators of the extrinsic pathway
Tissue Thromboplastin
calcium chloride
Reference value of PT
3.2% CITRATED Plasma - 10-13 seconds
Calculated value that allows standardization of prothrombin time reporting among different laboratories
INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)
Assigned by the manufacturer to each reagent lot is used with the prothrombin time to calculate the INR
INTERNATIONAL SENSITIVITY INDEX (ISI)