alterations within the coagulation system and allow predicting a tendency to hyper- or hypo-coagulation in general.[citation needed] Local tests characterize the...

process of coagulation involves activation, adhesion and aggregation of platelets, as well as deposition and maturation of fibrin. Coagulation begins almost...

Bilirubin may be used to estimate the excretory function of the liver and coagulation tests and albumin can be used to evaluate the metabolic activity of the...

their properties in vitro, as these antibodies increase coagulation times in laboratory tests such as the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)...

autoimmune causes of coagulation disorders. They include acquired antibodies to coagulation factors, termed inhibitors of coagulation. The main inhibitor...

VIII. Mixing studies are screening tests widely performed in coagulation laboratories. The basic purpose of these tests is to determine the cause of prolongation...

assay for evaluating the extrinsic pathway and common pathway of coagulation. This blood test is also called protime INR and PT/INR. They are used to determine...

is maintained in a finely tuned balance of coagulation and fibrinolysis. The activation of the coagulation cascade yields thrombin that converts fibrinogen...

Point-of-care testing (POCT), also called near-patient testing or bedside testing, is defined as medical diagnostic testing at or near the point of care—that...

intrinsic pathway and common pathway of coagulation. The PTT indirectly measures action of the following coagulation factors: I (fibrinogen), II (prothrombin)...

optimum. Coagulation itself results in the formation of floc but flocculation is required to help the floc further aggregate and settle. The coagulation-flocculation...

More common tests of blood coagulation include prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) which measure coagulation factor function...

The activated protein C resistance (APCR) test is a coagulation test used in the evaluation and diagnosis of activated protein C (APC) resistance, a form...

cells from serum.  Silica nanoparticles induce coagulation through contact activation of coagulation factor XII (Hageman factor). The silica particles...

thrombin generation test (TGT) is a global coagulation assay (GCA) and type of coagulation test which can be used to assess coagulation and thrombotic risk...

"Influence of the needle bore size on platelet count and routine coagulation testing". Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 17 (7): 557–61. doi:10.1097/01.mbc.0000245300...

the lungs can also be found. Prolongation of prothrombin time in coagulation testing is associated with severe bleeding manifestation. However, low platelet...

blood cultures and preoperative labs such as type and screen and coagulation testing. Imaging studies have been shown to be a key aspect in diagnosing...

Encyclopedia: 003652 Antithrombin III at eMedicine Antithrombin CO000300 in Coagulation Test Handbook at Massachusetts General Hospital. In turn citing: Elizabeth...

biomarker for the blood disorder disseminated intravascular coagulation and in the coagulation disorders associated with COVID-19 infection. A four-fold...

"WebMD article on bruises". Lee, AC (June 2008). "Bruises, blood coagulation tests and the battered child syndrome" (PDF). Singapore Medical Journal...

new mutations. The diagnosis of haemophilia A may be suspected as coagulation testing reveals an increased partial thromboplastin time (PTT) in the context...

5 ml test tube containing sodium citrate as an anticoagulant, used to collect blood for coagulation and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing. Small...

blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. Some occur naturally in blood-eating...

the levels of coagulation factors and other circulating blood proteins that participate in the "coagulation cascade". Normal coagulation is initiated by...

A coagulation screen is a combination of screening laboratory tests, designed to provide rapid non-specific information, which allows an initial broad...

Activated clotting time (ACT), also known as activated coagulation time, is a test of coagulation. The ACT test can be used to monitor anticoagulation effects...

tissue factor or Coagulation factor III, is a protein present in subendothelial tissue and leukocytes which plays a major role in coagulation and, in humans...

diagnosis. Lab tests may be required, including complete blood count (CBC), urine toxicology, drug levels from blood, cultures, coagulation tests, assays for...

(CMP) (including CHEM-7) coagulation tests C-reactive protein Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) FibroTest urea breath test urinalysis Agostini's reaction...