Preferred Name |
Prothrombin Time |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Prothrombin_Time_Test |
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DEFINITION |
A measurement of the clotting time of plasma recalcified in the presence of excess tissue thromboplastin; it is a measure of the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. It is used to determine the clotting tendency of blood, in the measure of warfarin dosage, liver damage and vitamin K status. Factors measured are fibrinogen, prothrombin, and factors V, VII, and X. |
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FULL_SYN |
PT Prothrombin Time Test |
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label |
Prothrombin Time |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Prothrombin_Time_Test |
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prefLabel |
Prothrombin Time |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Coagulation_Study |
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