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Fibrinogen Test

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Fibrinogen testing can be used for diagnosing, monitoring, and screening for a number of conditions that affect blood clotting. Learn more about how the test is used.
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Thrombin Time

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Describes how a thrombin time is used as part of an investigation of excessive bleeding or inappropriate blood clotting
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D-Dimer Test

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D-dimer tests can help rule out harmful blood clots that can cause deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or stroke.
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Coagulation Cascade

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Read an explanation and view illustrations of the Coagulation Cascades that take place within the body and during laboratory testing.
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Transfusion Medicine

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Learn about transfusion medicine and blood banking. Transfusion medicine is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the process of collecting (donation), testing, processing, storing, and transfusing blood and its components. It is a cornerstone of emergency and surgical medicine. Blood banks are sections of clinical laboratories that process, test, and distribute blood and its components.
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von Willebrand Factor

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Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is one of several proteins in the body's blood clotting system that work together, and in sequence, to stop bleeding. Von Willebrand factor tests help investigate excessive bleeding.
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Antithrombin

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Antithrombin is a protein in the blood that helps regulate blood clot formation. Antithrombin testing is used to investigate the cause of recurrent blood clot formation (such as DVT) and to identify an antithrombin deficiency.
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