Lab

Thrombin Time

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Thrombin Time, Thrombin Clotting Time

  • See Also
  1. Prothrombin Time
  2. Partial Thromboplastin Time
  3. Whole Blood Clotting Time
  4. Clotting Pathway
  5. Intrinsic Clotting Pathway
  6. Extrinsic Clotting Pathway
  7. Common Clotting Pathway
  8. Bleeding Disorder
  • Background
  1. Measures the Common Clotting Pathway
  2. Measures the rate of Clot Formation in anticoagulated blood when Thrombin is added
  3. Results for an individual patient are compared with those of pooled blood from multiple normal patients
  • Labs
  • Normal
  1. Range: 11.3-18.5 seconds
  • Causes
  • Increased
  1. Thrombolytic therapy
  2. Heparin therapy
  3. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  4. Hypofibrinogenemia
  5. Dysfibrinogenemia