PT and PTT

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what are these abbreviations means? ( it is related to blood tests)

pt and ptt

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Specializes in PCU.

pt- prothrombin time

ptt- partial thromboplastin time

yes, related to blooding clotting

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

here is information about these coagulation tests:

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/pt/test.html - pt and inr (prothrombin time and international normalized ratio)

http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/topic/medtest/hw203083/descrip.htm - pt (patient information)

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aptt/test.html - aptt (activated partial thromboplastin time)

http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/topic/medtest/hw203152/results.htm - ptt (patient information)

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tttttttttttthank you cerebrum and daytonite , it is so nice to find people like you .. very helpful

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Specializes in PCU.

No problem dude.... Have a nice cool drink... enjoying one myself...

Regulators!

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