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Podcast: Lab Values Podcast (Nursing Podcast, normal lab values for nurses for NCLEX®) by NRSNG
Episode:

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Lab Values
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:03:17
Publish Date: 2023-09-18 07:00:00
Description:

Normal 25 - 35 seconds

Indications

  • Detection of coagulation disorders
  • Evaluate response to Heparin (PT for Coumadin)
  • Preoperative assessment

Description

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)evaluates the function of factors I, II, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII. PTT represents the amount of time required for a fibrin clot to form. Monitors therapeutic ranges for people taking Heparin.

What would cause increased levels?

  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  • Clotting Factor Deficiencies:
    • Hypofibrinogenemia
    • Von Willebrand Disease
    • Hemophilia
  • Liver disease:
    • Cirrhosis
  • Vitamin K deficiency
  • Polycythemia
  • Dialysis

What would cause decreased levels?

  • N/A
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