PT/PTT/INR Blood Test
Item # LC020321
Assesses how quickly a blood clot forms
PT/PTT/INR Blood Test
Item # LC020321
Assesses how quickly a blood clot forms
This test is useful if you are taking the anticoagulant medication Coumadin (warfarin). Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) are included in blood coagulation profiles.
This panel contains the following tests:
Doctors like to check coagulation profiles which include PT and PTT. They are measurements of how quickly a blood clot forms. These tests may be ordered when people present with unexplained bleeding or bruising or with chronic conditions such as liver disease or lupus. This test also contains INR which doctors use to assess the effects of an anticoagulation drug called Coumadin. Instructions Fasting is not required. Take all medications as prescribed. |
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