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PB Tests Dept CO
Test | Information |
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Antithrombin III | Light blue; Freeze plasma immediately; CO; Coagulation disorders |
D-Dimer (D-DI) | Light blue; Tube must be full (stable for 4 hours); CO; Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombotic disorders |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) panel | Light blue; ; CO; Coagulation/fibrinolytic systems |
Fibrin degradation product (FDP) | Special light blue tube with thrombin; Tube will only fill to 2 mL and should clot immediately; CO; DIC |
Heparin anti-Xa assay | Light blue; ; CO; Heparin therapy |
International normalized ratio (INR) | Light blue; Tube must be full; CO; Coumadin therapy |
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT); activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) | Light blue; Full tube; nonheparinized samples are stable at RT up to 4 hours; heparinized samples must be centrifuged within 1 hour and are stable up to 4 hours; CO; Heparin therapy and coagulation disorders |
Plasminogen | Light blue; Freeze plasma immediately; CO; Impaired fibrinolysis |
Prothrombin time (PT) | Light blue; Full tube; stable at RT up to 24 hours; CO; Coumadin therapy and coagulation disorders |