From Julia Witt, SH (ASCP), Hematology Supervisor, Smith-Glynn-Callaway Clinic, Springfield, MO: Monday, December 26: We recently had a patient present with an MI. He is on a standard treatment regiment. Upon his arrival at the hospital, baseline coagulation studies were performed. The fibrinogen result exceeds the linearity of the analyzer. A 1:1 dilution utilizing pooled normal […]

Hello, I am fairly new to the special coagulation field and am interested in finding out how most labs set up contact factor assays. What do you use for calibrators and controls for high molecular weight kininogen (HMWK) and prekallikrein (PK). Looking forward to your insight and I really enjoy the Fritsma Factor! Mary Block, Cincinnati […]