Partial thromboplastin time

Introduction: Partial thromboplastin time

Description of Partial thromboplastin time

Partial thromboplastin time: A test that measures the clotting time of plasma.

Partial thromboplastin time: The time required for the appearance of FIBRIN strands following the mixing of PLASMA with phospholipid platelet substitute (e.g., crude cephalins, soybean phosphatides). It is a test of the intrinsic pathway (factors VIII, IX, XI, and XII) and the common pathway (fibrinogen, prothrombin, factors V and X) of BLOOD COAGULATION. It is used as a screening test and to monitor HEPARIN therapy.
Source: MeSH 2007

Partial thromboplastin time: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Partial thromboplastin time:

• Partial
• Thromboplastin
• Time

Terms associated with Partial thromboplastin time:

Terms Similar to Partial thromboplastin time:

• Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
• Cephalin-Kaolin Coagulation Time
• Kaolin-Cephalin Coagulation Time
• Thromboplastin Time, Partial

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Blood Coagulation

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Partial thromboplastin time

• Blood Coagulation Tests
• Blood Physiologic Phenomena

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Partial thromboplastin time

The following list attempts to classify Partial thromboplastin time into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Diagnosis
  • Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
    • Hematologic Tests
      • Blood Coagulation Tests
        • Partial Thromboplastin Time

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
  • Blood Physiology
    • Blood Physiologic Phenomena
      • Partial Thromboplastin Time

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