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Hematology Internship Section 3
Coagulation Study Questions Part 6
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/07/2015

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Lipemia affects light sensor instruments.
What will be increased?
Definition
PT
PTT
Term
If Lipemia is present, how must you run the test?
Definition
Must perform on a fibrinometer
Term
If the control for both PT & PTT are abnormal for level I, but patients are normal, what should be done?
Definition
Make another bottle of control and rerun
Term
Why must blue tops be centrifuged for a specified time and speed?
Definition
To get platelets out of the plasma
Term
What is the action of thrombin?
Definition
Cleaves A & B peptides from Fibrinogen
Term
If PT, PTT, & Plt counts are NORMAL and BT is Increased, What is the Problem?
Definition
Qualitative platelet or vascular disorder
Term
What is the principle of the FSP/D-Dimer test?
Definition
ABYs to FSP are attached to latex particles
Term
At what platelet count could one have a spontaneous bleed?
Definition
<10,000 / microliter
Term
How do you detect platelet satellitism?
Definition
Examine Smear
Term
What is the cause of the highest number of serious health threats?
Definition
Arterial thrombosis
Term
If Factor VIII assay had a value of 55% activity, would the patient have bleeding?
Definition
No
Term
What is the function of the kinin system?
Definition
Vasoactivity, Inflammation, Activates Intrinisic System
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

Serum from line draw?
Definition
No
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

Tube 1/4 full
Definition
No
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

Traumatic venipuncture
Definition
No
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

48 hour old specimen?
Definition
No
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

Purple Top
Definition
No
Term
Can you accept the following samples for PTT?

Blue top brought to lab 15 minutes later
Definition
Yes
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

Blood clot in leg with no treatment
Definition
Normal
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

ITP
Definition
Normal
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

DIC
Definition
Abnormal (Increased)
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

Heparin Therapy
Definition
Increased
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

Hemophiliac Carrier
Definition
Normal
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

Child scheduled for outpatient surgery
Definition
Normal
Term
What are PT & PTT Results for the following (Normal, Abnormal, Increased, Decreased):

Bleeding Time after aspirin ingestion
Definition
Increased
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