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- How do you measure the oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran? - 74 votes - open
- What controls are most valid for managing D-dimer assay precision? - 31 votes - open
- What method do you use to measure von Willebrand factor activity? - 53 votes - open
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- When is the correct time to label blood specimen tubes? - 126 votes - open
- When should you perform an antithrombin, protein C, and protein S profile? - 65 votes - open
- Our QQ this month is a quiz question with one correct answer. You perform platelet aggregometry. Aggregation results are normal in response to all agonists except ristocetin. You rule out VWD. What diagnosis could it be? - 77 votes - closed
- How do you assay for direct oral anti-Xa antithrombotics like rivaroxaban? - 72 votes - open
- How do you test for fibrinolysis? - 83 votes - open
- How do you store plasma specimens when coagulation testing is delayed to beyond 48 hours? - 97 votes - open
- In a PTT mixing study, the patient's initial PTT is 67 s, RI 25–35. The PTT is repeated after mixing 1:1 with NP, and the new result is 63 s, NP 30 s. What do you do next? - 93 votes - open
- What approach do your facility's nurses use to reduce specimen hemolysis at the time they are starting IVs? - 79 votes - open
- How do you manage hemostasis specimens with visible hemolysis? - 90 votes - open
- How does your laboratory measure factor inhibitors? - 100 votes - open
- How many normal subject specimens do you collect to establish a PT and PTT reference interval? - 225 votes - closed
